Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 372 - 8
• Main Authors: Fabbri, Andrea, Marchesini, Giulio, Benazzi, Barbara, Morelli, Alice, Montesi, Danilo, Bini, Cesare, Rizzo, Stefano Giovanni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 23.12.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age groups; Analysis; Case fatality rate; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dementia; Dementia disorders; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Digestive system diseases; Diseases; Elderly; Emergency department; Emergency medical care; Fatalities; Fungal infections; Gastrointestinal diseases; Geriatrics; Health aspects; HIV; HIV infections; Hospital emergency services; Hospitals; Human immunodeficiency virus; Infection; Lung diseases; Medical research; Mortality; Older people; Patient admissions; Patients; Regression analysis; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory system; Respiratory tract diseases; Risk groups; Risk score; Sepsis; Standard deviation; Trend; Trends; World health; Italy; Trend; Risk score; Sepsis; Case fatality rate; Emergency department; Elderly

The burden of sepsis represents a global health care problem. We aimed to assess the case fatality rate (CFR) and its predictors in subjects with sepsis admitted to a general Italian hospital from 2009 to 2016, stratified by risk score. We performed a retrospective analysis of all sepsis-related hos...