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Stenberg H, Li X, Pello-Esso W, Larsson Lönn S, Thønnings S, Khoshnood A, Knudsen JD, Sundquist K, Jansåker F. The effects of sociodemographic factors and comorbidities on sepsis: A nationwide Swedish cohort study. Prev Med Rep 2023; 35:102326. [PMID: 37519448 PMCID: PMC10374593 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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Sepsis is a severe condition, representing a significant public health concern, especially in the elderly. There is, however, little insight into the potential effects of sociodemographic factors and comorbidities on sepsis incidence and how these factors interact. This was a nationwide open cohort study including individuals (N = 6 746 010) in Sweden ≥ 18 years of age spanning from 1997 to 2018, with 116 175 995 person years of follow-up. The outcome was time to first occurrence of sepsis. The following variables were included in the analysis: sociodemographic factors (age, sex, income, education, marital status, region of residency, and country of origin), severe mental disorders (schizophrenia and bipolar disorders), and Charlson Comorbidity Index. Interaction tests were conducted. A total of 161 558 individuals were diagnosed with sepsis during the study period, corresponding to an incidence rate of 13.9 per 10 000 person years (95% CI: 13.8 - 14.0). The main findings were that male sex, high age, low education, and comorbid conditions were positively associated with sepsis, after adjustments for the other covariates. Being aged 80 years and above yielded a HR of 18.19 (95% CI: 17.84 - 18.55) and the effect of high age was more than twice as high in men than in women. In conclusion, this large nationwide cohort found that several sociodemographic factors and comorbid conditions were independently associated with sepsis and men were more affected by higher age than women. These findings can help improve sepsis awareness and preventive work in risk groups.
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- Henning Stenberg
- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Skåne University Hospital Lund, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Center of Diagnostic Investigations, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
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- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
- Center for Community-based Healthcare Research and Education (CoHRE), Department of Functional Pathology, School of Medicine, Shimane University, Japan
- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
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de Araújo GC, Pardini A, Lima C. The impact of comorbidities and COVID-19 on the evolution of community onset sepsis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10589. [PMID: 37391466 PMCID: PMC10313672 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37709-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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Sepsis is a disease with high mortality and morbidity despite advances in diagnostic procedures and therapeutic strategies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the profile and outcomes of community-onset sepsis. This retrospective, multicenter study included five 24-h health care units and was conducted from January 2018 to December 2021. Patients were diagnosed with sepsis or septic shock according to the Sepsis 3.0 criterion. A total of 2630 patients diagnosed as having sepsis (68.4%, 1800) or septic shock (31.6%, 830) in the 24-h health care unit were included; 43.76% of the patients were admitted to the intensive care unit, 12.2% died, 4.1% had sepsis and 30% had septic shock. The comorbidities that were independent predictors of septic shock were chronic kidney disease on dialysis (CKD-d), bone marrow transplantation and neoplasia. CKD and neoplasia were also independent predictors of mortality, with ORs of 2.00 (CI 1.10-3.68) p = 0.023 and 1.74 (CI 1.319-2.298) p = < 0.0001, respectively. Mortality according to the focus of primary infection was as follows: pulmonary 40.1%; COVID-19 35.7%; abdominal 8.1% and urinary 6.2%. Mortality due to the COVID-19 outbreak had an OR of 4.94 (CI 3.08-8.13) p ≤ 0.0001. Even though community-onset sepsis can be potentially fatal, this study revealed that some comorbidities lead to an increased risk of septic shock (d-CKD and neoplasia) and mortality. COVID-19 infection as the primary focus was an independent predictor of mortality in patients with sepsis when compared to other foci.
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- Nursing Course, Israeli Faculty of Health Sciences Albert Einstein, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Nursing School of the University of São Paulo, 419 Av. Doutor Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, Third Floor, Cerqueira César, São Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil.
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Eshghi F, Tahmasebi S, Alimohammadi M, Soudi S, Khaligh SG, Khosrojerdi A, Heidari N, Hashemi SM. Study of immunomodulatory effects of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes in mouse model of LPS induced systemic inflammation. Life Sci 2022; 310:120938. [PMID: 36150466 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is a debilitating systemic inflammation that resulted from infection or injury. Despite many advances in treatment, the resulting mortality rate has remained high due to increasing antibiotic resistance and aging communities. The present study investigated the effects of stem cell-derived exosomes in a mouse model of LPS-induced systemic inflammation. MATERIALS AND METHODS To induce sepsis, the LPS model was used. Mice were divided into three groups: normal, patient group (LPS + PBS), and treatment group (LPS + exosome). The treatment group received an intravenous exosome 1 h after induction of the model. Patient and treatment groups were sacrificed at 4, 6, 24, and 48 h after induction of the model, and their tissues were isolated. Blood samples were taken from animal hearts to perform biochemical and immunological tests. The study results were analyzed using Graph Pad Prism software version 9. RESULTS Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes decreased serum levels of ALT and AST liver enzymes, decreased neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and improved kidney, liver, and lung tissue damage at 4, 6, and 24 h after model induction. At 24 h, the exosomes were able to reduce serum urea levels. This study revealed decreased levels of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α after exosome injection. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that treating mice with stem cell-derived exosomes can ameliorate the destructive effects of inflammation caused by sepsis by reducing inflammatory factors and tissue damage.
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- Fateme Eshghi
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Alrawashdeh M, Klompas M, Simpson SQ, Kadri SS, Poland R, Guy JS, Perlin JB, Rhee C. Prevalence and Outcomes of Previously Healthy Adults Among Patients Hospitalized With Community-Onset Sepsis. Chest 2022; 162:101-110. [PMID: 35065940 PMCID: PMC9271603 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Devastating cases of sepsis in previously healthy patients have received widespread attention and have helped to catalyze state and national mandates to improve sepsis detection and care. However, it is unclear what proportion of patients hospitalized with sepsis previously were healthy and how their outcomes compare with those of patients with comorbidities. RESEARCH QUESTION Among adults hospitalized with community-onset sepsis, how many previously were healthy and how do their outcomes compare with those of patients with comorbidities? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We retrospectively identified all adults with community-onset sepsis hospitalized in 373 US hospitals from 2009 through 2015 using clinical indicators of presumed infection and organ dysfunction (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Adult Sepsis Event criteria). Comorbidities were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes. We applied generalized linear mixed models to measure the associations between the presence or absence of comorbidities and short-term mortality (in-hospital death or discharge to hospice), adjusting for severity of illness on admission. RESULTS Of 6,715,286 hospitalized patients, 337,983 (5.0%) were hospitalized with community-onset sepsis. Most patients with sepsis (329,052 [97.4%]) had received a diagnosis of at least one comorbidity; only 2.6% previously were healthy. Patients with sepsis who previously were healthy were younger than those with comorbidities (mean age, 58.0 ± 19.8 years vs 67.0 ± 16.5 years), were less likely to require ICU care on admission (37.9% vs 50.5%), and were more likely to be discharged home (57.9% vs 45.6%), rather than to subacute facilities (16.3% vs 30.8%), but showed higher short-term mortality rates (22.8% vs 20.8%; P < .001 for all). The association between previously healthy status and higher short-term mortality persisted after risk adjustment (adjusted OR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.87-2.13). INTERPRETATION The vast majority of patients hospitalized with community-onset sepsis harbor pre-existing comorbidities. However, previously healthy patients may be more likely to die when they seek treatment at the hospital with sepsis compared with patients with comorbidities. These findings underscore the importance of early sepsis recognition and treatment for all patients.
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- Mohammad Alrawashdeh
- Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School & Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA; Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.
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- Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School & Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School & Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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Hakemi MS, Nassiri AA, Nobakht A, Mardani M, Darazam IA, Parsa M, Miri MM, Shahrami R, Koomleh AA, Entezarmahdi K, Karimi A. Benefit of Hemoadsorption Therapy in Patients Suffering Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Series. Blood Purif 2022; 51:823-830. [PMID: 35108714 DOI: 10.1159/000521228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction in result of the host's dysregulated response to infection and septic shock. Sepsis-associated kidney injury is usually defined as concurrent presence of acute kidney injury (AKI) and sepsis without other significant causative factors. METHOD The current retrospective study was conducted to elucidate beneficial and side effects of CytoSorb®. A total of 17 patients were primarily treated with continuous renal replacement therapy in combination with CytoSorb. The demand for norepinephrine, mean arterial pressure, lactate, and procalcitonin (PCT) levels, as well as ICU length of stay, was measured. RESULT The blood lactate levels decreased by 32.30% when comparing mean levels before and after treatment. All patients who survived (n = 14) had reduction in vasopressor demand to 68.96% of their initial dose before the start of treatment. Hospital survival was greater in patients who initially had higher vasopressor demand compared to their nonsurviving counterparts, but in whom vasopressor dosages were reduced significantly during their treatments. Mortality as predicted by APACHE II score in the overall patient population was 79.9%, whereas, the observed ICU mortality was 31%. The baseline PCT levels on patients received 1, 2, and 3 CytoSorbs were 27.08 ± 5.81 ng/mL, 13.28 ± 2.62 ng/mL, and 21.03 ± 6.56 ng/mL, respectively. Observed PCT levels at 24 h after the last treatment on patients received 1, 2, and 3 CytoSorb were 31.55 ± 15.70 ng/mL, 5.61 ± 1.77 ng/mL, and 8.11 ± 3.62 ng/mL, respectively. CONCLUSION In conclusion, it seems that applying the CytoSorb in combination with CRRT in ICU septic patients with AKI, is related to a significant decrease in mortality, if the integrity and continuity of the treatment be kept, as much as possible. This study presented an effectively positive outcome with cytokine adsorber treatment as an adjuvant along with standard treatment in a high-risk mortality case of septic shock with organ failure.
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- Monir Sadat Hakemi
- Department of Nephrology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Professor of Internal Medicine Nephrology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Infectious Specialist of Jam General Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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- Department Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Simplified therapeutic guidelines: the main tool of antimicrobial stewardship programs associated with optimal antibiotic therapy V3. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 41:375-383. [PMID: 34643831 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-021-04317-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hospitals regularly seek to upgrade their antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP). Our aim was to evaluate the impact of simplified therapeutic guidelines (STGs) compared to various established tools for ASP on the rate of optimal antibiotic therapy (OAT) and antibiotic consumption. Audits of antibiotic prescriptions were carried out over a 24-month period. Feedback information led to STGs (e.g., ≤ 15 drugs). The impact of STGs was based on the rate of OAT, defined as a diagnosis of the infectious disease in the patient's medical records associated with the corresponding therapy indicated in the STGs or in other guidelines. STGs were compared to five other means of ASP: internal or national guidelines, audit, information regarding antibiotic consumption and bacterial resistance, and restricted access to targeted antibiotics. Antibiotic consumption was measured in defined daily doses/1000 days of hospital stay, focusing on third-generation cephalosporins (TGC) and fluoroquinolones (FQ). Twenty-six hospitals were audited from April 2017 to June 2019. A total of 1,028 antibiotic prescriptions were analyzed, including 204 (20%) after STG implementation in seven hospitals. In multivariate analysis, OAT (n = 176, 17%) was associated with STGs, AOR 2.21 [1.51-3.22], and with three tools in place, 1.75 [1.24-2.48]. The relative variations of consumption of TGC and FQ for hospitals with or without STGs were - 13.1 vs. + 9.4% and - 18.5 vs. - 2.7%, respectively, from 2018 to 2019. STGs were more likely than other ASP tools to improve the rate of OAT and to reduce the consumption of antibiotics.
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Antequera A, Lopez-Alcalde J, Stallings E, Muriel A, Fernández Félix B, Del Campo R, Ponce-Alonso M, Fidalgo P, Halperin AV, Madrid-Pascual O, Álvarez-Díaz N, Solà I, Gordo F, Urrutia G, Zamora J. Sex as a prognostic factor for mortality in critically ill adults with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e048982. [PMID: 34551945 PMCID: PMC8461281 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the role of sex as an independent prognostic factor for mortality in patients with sepsis admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov and the WHO Clinical Trials Registry from inception to 17 July 2020. STUDY SELECTION Studies evaluating independent associations between sex and mortality in critically ill adults with sepsis controlling for at least one of five core covariate domains prespecified following a literature search and consensus among experts. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Two authors independently extracted and assessed the risk of bias using Quality In Prognosis Studies tool. Meta-analysis was performed by pooling adjusted estimates. The Grades of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach was used to rate the certainty of evidence. RESULTS From 14 304 records, 13 studies (80 520 participants) were included. Meta-analysis did not find sex-based differences in all-cause hospital mortality (OR 1.02, 95% CI 0.79 to 1.32; very low-certainty evidence) and all-cause ICU mortality (OR 1.19, 95% CI 0.79 to 1.78; very low-certainty evidence). However, females presented higher 28-day all-cause mortality (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.32; very low-certainty evidence) and lower 1-year all-cause mortality (OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.98; low-certainty evidence). There was a moderate risk of bias in the domain adjustment for other prognostic factors in six studies, and the certainty of evidence was further affected by inconsistency and imprecision. CONCLUSION The prognostic independent effect of sex on all-cause hospital mortality, 28-day all-cause mortality and all-cause ICU mortality for critically ill adults with sepsis was uncertain. Female sex may be associated with decreased 1-year all-cause mortality. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42019145054.
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- Alba Antequera
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau IIB Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
- Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramon y Cajal de Investigacion Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
- Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University Hospital Zurich and University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramon y Cajal de Investigacion Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
- CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramon y Cajal de Investigacion Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
- CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Alcala de Henares, Spain
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- Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramon y Cajal de Investigacion Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
- CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Spain
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- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau IIB Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
- Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Spain
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- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau IIB Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramon y Cajal de Investigacion Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
- CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of metabolism and systems research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Hon KL, Leung KKY, Oberender F, Leung AK. Paediatrics: how to manage septic shock. Drugs Context 2021; 10:dic-2021-1-5. [PMID: 34122587 PMCID: PMC8177956 DOI: 10.7573/dic.2021-1-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Septic shock is a common critical illness associated with high morbidity and mortality in children. This article provides an updated narrative review on the management of septic shock in paediatric practice. Methods A PubMed search was performed using the following Medical Subject Headings: "sepsis", "septic shock" and "systemic inflammatory response syndrome". The search strategy included meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, clinical trials, observational studies and reviews. The search was limited to the English literature and specific to children. Results Septic shock is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The outcome can be improved if the diagnosis is made promptly and treatment initiated without delay. Early treatment with antimicrobial therapy, fluid therapy and vasoactive medications, and rapid recognition of the source of sepsis and control are the key recommendations from paediatric sepsis management guidelines. Conclusion Most of the current paediatric sepsis guideline recommendations are based on the adult population; therefore, the research gaps in paediatric sepsis management should be addressed.
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- Kam Lun Hon
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Monash University, School of Clinical Sciences, Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Antequera A, Madrid-Pascual O, Solà I, Roy-Vallejo E, Petricola S, Plana MN, Bonfill X. Female under-representation in sepsis studies: a bibliometric analysis of systematic reviews and guidelines. J Clin Epidemiol 2020; 126:26-36. [PMID: 32561368 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of the study was to assess female representation in primary studies underpinning recommendations from clinical guidelines and systematic reviews for sepsis treatment in adults. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING We conducted a bibliometric study. We removed studies pertaining to sex-specific diseases and included quasirandomized, randomized clinical trials (RCTs), and observational studies. We analyzed the female participation-to-prevalence ratio (PPR). RESULTS We included 277 studies published between 1973 and 2017. For the 246 studies for which sex data were available, the share of female participation was 40%. Females overall were under-represented relative to their share of the sepsis population (PPR 0.78). Disaggregated results were reported by sex in 57 studies. In univariate analyses, non-intensive care unit setting and consideration of other social health determinants were significantly associated with greater female participation (P < 0.001 and P = 0.023, respectively). In regression models, studies published in 1996 or later were likely to report sex, while RCTs were unlikely to do so (P = 0.019 and P < 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION Our study points to female underenrollment in sepsis studies. Primary studies underpinning recommendations for sepsis have poorly reported their findings by sex.
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- Alba Antequera
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Centre- Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau-CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP-IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain
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- Preventive Medicine and Public Health Department, Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Madrid, Spain; Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau-CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP-IIB Sant Pau), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Lopez-Alcalde J, Antequera Martín A, Stallings E, Muriel A, Fernández-Félix B, Solà I, Del Campo R, Ponce-Alonso M, Gordo F, Fidalgo P, Halperin AV, Álvarez-Díaz N, Madrid-Pascual O, Urrutia G, Zamora J. Evaluation of the role of sex as a prognostic factor in critically ill adults with sepsis: systematic review protocol. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e035927. [PMID: 32381536 PMCID: PMC7223151 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients. Recently, it has been recognised that sex may contribute to a differential risk for developing sepsis and it remains uncertain if the prognosis of sepsis varies between the sexes. The aim of this systematic review is to summarise the available evidence to assess the role of sex as a prognostic factor in patients with sepsis managed in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS AND ANALYSIS This is a systematic review protocol of prognostic studies of sex in patients with sepsis managed in the ICU. The primary outcomes include all-cause hospital mortality and all-cause hospital mortality during the first 28 days. The secondary outcomes include all-cause hospital mortality during the first 7 days and all-cause mortality at 1 year. We will conduct a search strategy based on the population (sepsis), the prognostic factor (sex), the outcome of interest (mortality) and prognostic study methods. We will search in the following databases up to December 2019: MEDLINE Ovid (from 1976), Embase Elsevier (from 1974), Web of Science and two trial registries. We will impose no language restrictions. Two authors will independently screen titles, abstracts and full-text articles for eligibility of studies, and subsequently extract data. Two authors will independently assess the risk of bias of each study using the Quality in Prognostic Studies (QUIPS) tool. If possible, we will carry out a meta-analysis to provide a pooled prognostic effect estimate for each outcome. We will use the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system to assess the quality of evidence. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval will not be required. Findings from this review will be reported in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Additionally, the results will be disseminated at conferences and in the mass media. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42019145054.
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- Jesus Lopez-Alcalde
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
- Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
- Epidemiology and Public Health Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Hospital Santa Cruz y San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
- Epidemiology and Public Health Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
- Epidemiology and Public Health Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Hospital Santa Cruz y San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain
- Epidemiology and Public Health Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
- Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Library, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Hospital Santa Cruz y San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain
- Epidemiology and Public Health Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
- Epidemiology and Public Health Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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Singh YP, Chhabra SC, Lashkari K, Taneja A, Garg A, Chandra A, Chhabra M, Singh GP, Jain S. Hemoadsorption by extracorporeal cytokine adsorption therapy (CytoSorb ®) in the management of septic shock: A retrospective observational study. Int J Artif Organs 2019; 43:372-378. [PMID: 31868078 DOI: 10.1177/0391398819891739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sepsis results in immunologic disturbances with the release of various inflammatory mediators such as cytokines. Cytokines can damage the cells, and the continuous release of inflammatory mediators leads to severely impaired immunity. Therefore, the reduction in cytokine levels by hemoadsorption represents a new concept for blood purification. CytoSorb® as a hemoadsorption device is a detoxification system, which aims to decrease the cytokines levels. This study was conducted to understand any beneficial effects of CytoSorb® therapy in septic patients. METHODOLOGY This was a retrospective and observational study, approved by the scientific and ethics committee of Max Super Specialty Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi, India and conducted in compliance with current International Council for Harmonization, Good Clinical Practice, Schedule Y, and Indian Council of Medical Research guidelines. Subjects of either gender (age > 18 year) were included in the study. The data were presented as mean ± standard deviation and categorical as frequency and percentage (%). A p value less than 0.05 (p < 0.05) was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS A total number of 36 patients were included in the study. Majority of the patients were male with mean age (56.36 ± 14.83). After therapy, procalcitonin and total leucocyte count levels decreased within 24 h. Post therapy, sepsis-related organ failure assessment (SOFA) score of Day (D)1, D2, and D3 reduced to 10.4 ± 3.63, 8.7 ± 4.02, and 7.8 ± 3.67, respectively. The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score and predicted mortality were lower in the survivor group as compared to the non-survivor group. CONCLUSION Hemoadsorption using the extracorporeal adsorption device (CytoSorb®) might be an effective rescue therapy in stabilizing septic shock patients.
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- Y P Singh
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Nephrology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Critical Care Medicine, Thumbay Hospital, Ajman, UAE
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Nephrology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Hsu WT, Galm BP, Schrank G, Hsu TC, Lee SH, Park JY, Lee CC. Effect of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors on Short-Term Mortality After Sepsis: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Hypertension 2019; 75:483-491. [PMID: 31838905 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.119.13197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Antagonists of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), including ACEIs (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors) and ARBs (angiotensin II receptor blockers), may prevent organ failure. We, therefore, investigated whether specific RAAS inhibitors are associated with reduced mortality in patients with sepsis.We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study using multivariable propensity score-based regression to control for differences among patients using different RAAS inhibitors. A multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional-hazards regression model was used to determine the association between RAAS inhibitors and sepsis outcomes. To directly compare ACEI users, ARB users, and nonusers, a 3-way propensity score matching approach was performed. Results were pooled with previous evidence via a random-effects meta-analysis. A total of 52 727 patients were hospitalized with sepsis, of whom 7642 were prescribed an ACEI and 4237 were prescribed an ARB. Using propensity score-matched analyses, prior ACEI use was associated with decreased 30-day mortality (hazard ratio, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.75-0.94]) and 90-day mortality (hazard ratio, 0.83 [95% CI, 0.75-0.92]) compared with nonuse. Prior ARB use was associated with an improved 90-day survival (hazard ratio, 0.88 [95% CI, 0.83-0.94]). These results persisted in sensitivity analyses focusing on patients without cancer and patients with hypertension. By contrast, no beneficial effect was found for antecedent β-blockers exposure (hazard ratio, 0.99 [95% CI, 0.94-1.05]). The pooled estimates obtained from the meta-analysis was 0.71 (95% CI, 0.58-0.87) for prior use of ACEI/ARB.The short-term mortality after sepsis was substantially lower among those who were already established on RAAS inhibitor treatment when sepsis occurred.
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- Wan-Ting Hsu
- From the Department of Epidemiology (W.-T.H.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (B.P.G., G.S.)
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (B.P.G.)
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (B.P.G., G.S.)
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (G.S.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine (T.-C.H., C.-C.L.), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
- College of Medicine (T.-C.H., C.-C.L.), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
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- Department of Biostatistics (J.Y.P.), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine (T.-C.H., C.-C.L.), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
- College of Medicine (T.-C.H., C.-C.L.), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
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Aykac K, Karadag-Oncel E, Tanır Basaranoglu S, Alp A, Cengiz AB, Ceyhan M, Kara A. Respiratory viral infections in infants with possible sepsis. J Med Virol 2018; 91:171-178. [PMID: 30192397 PMCID: PMC7166951 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background Knowledge of infections leading to sepsis is needed to develop comprehensive infection prevention and sepsis, as well as early recognition and treatment strategies.The aim of this study was to investigate the etiology of sepsis and evaluate the proportion of respiratory viral pathogens in infants under two years of age with possible sepsis. Methods The prospective study was performed in two years. Multiplex reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) was performed to detect viral pathogens. All patients who were included in this study had sepsis symptoms as defined by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. Results We compared 90 patients with sepsis into three groups as patients (n = 33) who had only viral positivity in nasopharyngeal swab, patients (17) had proven bacterial infection with or without viral infection, and patients (40) without the pathogen detection. Human rhinovirus (16.7%) and influenza (7.8%) were the most commonly seen viruses. A cough was more common in the viral infection group than other groups (
P = 0.02) and median thrombocyte count was lower in the bacterial infection group than the others (
P = 0.01). Patients having bacterial sepsis had the longest duration of hospitalization than the other groups (
P = 0.04). During winter and spring seaons, patients with sepsis had more viral infection; however, in summer and autumn period, patients were mostly in a state that we could not prove infection agents (
P = 0.02). Conclusions Our results suggest that respiratory tract viruses may play an important role in patients with sepsis and they should be kept in mind, especially during winter and spring seasons. In overall infection, viral respiratory viruses as a single pathogen with a detection rate of 36.6% in sepsis etiology.
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- Kubra Aykac
- Pediatric Infection Department, Hacettepe University Medicine Faculty Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Infection Department, Hacettepe University Medicine Faculty Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Hacettepe University Medicine Faculty Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Infection Department, Hacettepe University Medicine Faculty Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Infection Department, Hacettepe University Medicine Faculty Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Infection Department, Hacettepe University Medicine Faculty Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Loots FJ, Smits M, van Steensel C, Giesen P, Hopstaken RM, van Zanten ARH. Management of sepsis in out-of-hours primary care: a retrospective study of patients admitted to the intensive care unit. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e022832. [PMID: 30224394 PMCID: PMC6144400 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Timely recognition and treatment of sepsis is essential to reduce mortality and morbidity. Acutely ill patients often consult a general practitioner (GP) as the first healthcare provider. During out-of-hours, GP cooperatives deliver this care in the Netherlands. The aim of this study is to explore the role of these GP cooperatives in the care for patients with sepsis. DESIGN Retrospective study of patient records from both the hospital and the GP cooperative. SETTING An intensive care unit (ICU) of a general hospital in the Netherlands, and the colocated GP cooperative serving 260 000 inhabitants. PARTICIPANTS We used data from 263 patients who were admitted to the ICU due to community-acquired sepsis between January 2011 and December 2015. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Contact with the GP cooperative within 72 hours prior to hospital admission, type of contact, delay from the contact until hospital arrival, GP diagnosis, initial vital signs and laboratory values, and hospital mortality. RESULTS Of 263 patients admitted to the ICU, 127 (48.3%) had prior GP cooperative contacts. These contacts concerned home visits (59.1%), clinic consultations (18.1%), direct ambulance deployment (12.6%) or telephone advice (10.2%). Patients assessed by a GP were referred in 64% after the first contact. The median delay to hospital arrival was 1.7 hours. The GP had not suspected an infection in 43% of the patients. In this group, the in-hospital mortality rate was significantly higher compared with patients with suspected infections (41.9% vs 17.6%). Mortality difference remained significant after correction for confounders. CONCLUSION GP cooperatives play an important role in prehospital management of sepsis and recognition of sepsis in this setting proved difficult. Efforts to improve management of sepsis in out-of-hours primary care should not be limited to patients with a suspected infection, but also include severely ill patients without clear signs of infection.
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- Feike J Loots
- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Scientific Center for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Emergency Department, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede, The Netherlands
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Scientific Center for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Scientific Center for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Scientific Center for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- STAR-SHL, Etten-Leur, The Netherlands
- Department of General Practice, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede, The Netherlands
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Epidemiology of sepsis in Brazil: Incidence, lethality, costs, and other indicators for Brazilian Unified Health System hospitalizations from 2006 to 2015. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195873. [PMID: 29652944 PMCID: PMC5898754 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Sepsis is considered a major worldwide health burden, with high mortality and associated costs. Health indicators are essential to define strategies to improve the treatment of diseases, and the epidemiology information of sepsis in developing countries is scarce. Thus, the aim of this work is to assess trends in the incidence, lethality, costs, and other indicators of sepsis for Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS—Sistema Único de Saúde) hospitalizations for the period from January 2006 to December 2015. Materials and methods We conducted this study using data from the SUS hospital information system. We selected registries of SUS hospitalizations of patients diagnosed with sepsis (total of 724,458 cases from 4,271 public and private Brazilian hospitals). Results From 2006 to 2015, the annual sepsis incidence increased 50.5% from 31.5/100,000 to 47.4/100,000 persons. The mean hospital length of stay (LOS) was 9.0 days. A total of 29.1% of the hospitalizations had admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a mean ICU LOS of 8.0 days. The mean cost per hospitalization was US$624.0 and for hospitalizations requiring intensive care was U$1,708.1. The overall sepsis lethality rate was 46.3%, and for hospitalizations with admission to the ICU, it was 64.5%. During the study period, the lethality rate for children/teenagers decreased 40.1%, but for all other age groups it increased 11.4%. The sepsis lethality rate in public hospitals (55.5%) was higher than private hospitals (37.0%) (p < 0.001). The mean hospitalization LOS for public hospitals (10.3 days) was higher than private hospitals (7.6 days) (p < 0.001). Conclusions The incidence and lethality rate of sepsis increased in SUS hospitalizations during the study period. The SUS’s low reimbursement to hospitals for treating sepsis may be one of the reasons for the high lethality rate.
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Huggan PJ, Bell A, Waetford J, Obertova Z, Lawrenson R. Evidence of High Mortality and Increasing Burden of Sepsis in a Regional Sample of the New Zealand Population. Open Forum Infect Dis 2017; 4:ofx106. [PMID: 28948175 PMCID: PMC5597865 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of infection. The incidence of sepsis is thought to be on the increase, but estimates making use of administrative data in the United States may be affected by administrative bias. Methods We studied the population-based incidence of sepsis in the Waikato region of New Zealand from 2007 to 2012 using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification, which lacks a specific code for sepsis. Results Between 2007 and 2012, 1643 patients met coding criteria for sepsis in our hospitals. Sixty-three percent of patients were 65 or over, 17% of cases were admitted to an intensive care unit, and the in-hospital and 1-year mortality with sepsis was 19% and 38%, respectively. Age-standardized rate ratios (ASRRs) demonstrated that sepsis was associated with male sex (ASRR 1.4; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.23–1.59), Maori ethnicity (ASRR 3.22 compared with non-Maori; 95% CI, 2.85–3.65), study year (ASRR 1.62 comparing 2012 with 2008; 95% CI, 1.18–2.24), and socioeconomic deprivation (ASRR 1.72 comparing the highest with the lowest quintile of socioeconomic deprivation; 95% CI, 1.5–1.97). Multiorgan failure was present in approximately 20% of cases in all age groups. Intensive care unit admission rate fell from 30% amongst 25- to 34-year-olds to less than 10% amongst those aged 75 and over. Conclusions In a 9% sample of the New Zealand population, the incidence of sepsis increased by 62% over a 5-year period. Maori, elderly, and disadvantaged populations were most affected.
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- Paul J Huggan
- Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand; and
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- Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand; and
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- Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand; and
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Esposito S, De Simone G, Boccia G, De Caro F, Pagliano P. Sepsis and septic shock: New definitions, new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2017; 10:204-212. [PMID: 28743646 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/25/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Sepsis and septic shock are common life-threatening pathologies associated with high mortality and substantial costs for healthcare system. Clinical guidelines and bundles for the management of patients with sepsis have recently been updated. Herein, we review the history of sepsis and related conditions definitions from the first consensus conference in 1991 to nowadays, the epidemiologic data resulting from worldwide studies on incidence and mortality, the diagnostic approaches including the microbiological assessment of infection and the use of several prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers and finally we review the main therapeutic measures as the intravenous immunoglobulin therapy and the administration of appropriate antibiotic treatment to provide patients with sepsis a favourable outcome in the antibiotic-resistance era.
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- Silvano Esposito
- Department of Infectious disease, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
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Kung ML, Tai MH, Lin PY, Wu DC, Wu WJ, Yeh BW, Hung HS, Kuo CH, Chen YW, Hsieh SL, Hsieh S. Silver decorated copper oxide (Ag@CuO) nanocomposite enhances ROS-mediated bacterial architecture collapse. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 155:399-407. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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