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- Title
Infectious Foci, Comorbidities and Its Influence on the Outcomes of Septic Critically Ill Patients.
- Authors
Oliveira, Ana Maria; Oliveira, André; Vidal, Raquel; Gonçalves-Pereira, João
- Abstract
Sepsis is among the most frequent diagnoses on admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). A systemic inflammatory response, activated by uncontrolled infection, fosters hypoperfusion and multiorgan failure and often leads to septic shock and mortality. These infections arise from a specific anatomic source, and how the infection foci influence the outcomes is unknown. All patients admitted to the ICU of Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, between 1 January 2017 and 31 June 2023, were screened for sepsis and categorized according to their infection foci. During the study period, 1296 patients (32.2%) had sepsis on admission. Their mean age was 67.5 ± 15.3 and 58.1% were male; 73.0% had community-acquired infections. The lung was the main focus of infection. Septic shock was present in 37.9% of the patients and was associated with hospital mortality. Severe imbalances were noted in its incidence, and there was lower mortality in lung infections. The hospital-acquired infections had a slightly higher mortality but, after adjustment, this difference was non-significant. Patients with secondary bacteremia had a worse prognosis (one-year adjusted hazard ratio of 1.36, 95% confidence interval 1.06–1.74, p = 0.015), especially those with an isolated non-fermenting Gram-negative infection. Lung, skin, and skin structure infections and peritonitis had a worse prognosis, whilst urinary, biliary tract, and other intra-abdominal infections had a better one-year outcome.
- Subjects
NOSOCOMIAL infections; INTRA-abdominal infections; COMMUNITY-acquired infections; BILIARY tract; INTENSIVE care units; SEPSIS; SEPTIC shock
- Publication
Microorganisms, 2024, Vol 12, Issue 8, p1705
- ISSN
2076-2607
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/microorganisms12081705