Epidemiology of sepsis in Colombian intensive care units

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Currently, there is not enough data available concerning sepsis in developing countries, especially in Latin America. Objective: We developed a study aimed at determining the frequency, clinical and epidemiological characteristics, and the consequences of sepsis in patients requiring admission to intensive care units in Colombia. Materials and methods: This was a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study carried out over a six-month period, from September 1, 2007, to February 28, 2008, in ten medical/surgical intensive care units in four Colombian cities. Patients were considered eligible if they had a probable or confirmed diagnosis of infection according to medical records. We recorded demographic characteristics, first admission diagnosis and co-morbidities, clinical status, and sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock. Results: During the study period, 826 patients were admitted to the intensive care units. From these patients, 421 (51%) developed sepsis in the community, 361 (44%) in the ICU, and 44 (5%) during hospitalization in the general ward. Two hundred and fifty three patients (30.6%) had involvement of one organ system: 20% had respiratory involvement, followed by kidney and central nervous system involvement with 3.4% and 2.7%, respectively. Conclusions: In our cohort of septic patients, the prevalence of sepsis treated in ICU is similar to that reported in other studies, as well as the overall mortality.

• Autores: Jaimes Barragán, Fabián Alberto; Ortíz Ruiz, Guillermo; Dueñas Castell, Carmelo; Rodríguez, Ferney; Barrera, Lena; de la Rosa Echavez, Gisela del Carmen; Dennis, Rodolfo; Granados, Marcela; Londoño Trujillo, Darío; Molina, Francisco
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/38633
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/38633
• Palabra clave: Sepsis; Colombia - epidemiología; Colombia - epidemiology; Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos; Intensive Care Units; Estudios Prospectivos; Prospective Studies; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018805; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007362; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003105; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011446
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/