Mortality predictive factors in patients with urinary sepsis associated to upper urinary tract calculi

• Published in: Medicina intensiva Vol. 39; no. 5; p. 290
• Main Authors: Badia, M, Iglesias, S, Serviá, L, Domingo, J, Gormaz, P, Vilanova, J, Gavilan, R, Trujillano, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Acute Kidney Injury - etiology; Age Factors; Aged; Comorbidity; Dopamine - therapeutic use; Female; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - etiology; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - mortality; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Hydronephrosis - etiology; Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Norepinephrine - therapeutic use; Pyelonephritis - etiology; Pyelonephritis - microbiology; Pyelonephritis - mortality; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Shock, Septic - etiology; Shock, Septic - mortality; Spain - epidemiology; Ureteral Calculi - complications; Ureteral Obstruction - complications; Factores de riesgo; Urinary tract calculi; Litiasis ureteral; Sepsis urológica; Urinary sepsis; Risk factors

The aims of this study were to determine the clinical characteristics of patients with urinary sepsis associated to ureteral calculi admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and to identify predictors of mortality in the first 24 hours of admission. A retrospective observational study covering a 1...