Epidemiología de la sepsis en unidades de cuidado intensivo en Colombia
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2016
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Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva, 1982-4335, Vol. 28. Nro. 3, 2016, p. 261-263
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Associacao de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira
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Severe sepsis and septic shock are important causes of morbidity and
mortality in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU).(1) These conditions
are generally associated with multiple organ failure as a final outcome.(1-4) Over
the past 30 years, the worldwide incidence of sepsis has increased by 13.7%
per year.(1-4) It is therefore estimated that more than 18 million people suffer
from sepsis each year, and more than five million of them die.(1-4) This increase
is arguably due to the increasing numbers of people aged over 65 years (60% of
septic patients are more than 65 years old), more frequent diseases and therapies
causing immunosuppression, and the widespread use of diagnostic and/or
therapeutic invasive procedures.
Recent studies from Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New
Zealand have shown the incidence rates of sepsis and its mortality in ICUs.(5-9)
North American studies are limited to data obtained in four Canadian ICUs
that participated in a multinational study and to data taken from administrative
databases.(1) These data reveal an incidence of sepsis in the ICU ranging from
11.8% to 37.4%, with mortality rates between 35% and 53.6% (both in the
hospital and after 30 days).
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Sepsis
Choque séptico
Morbilidad
Choque séptico
Morbilidad