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Observational Study
. 2013 May;68(5):586-91.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2013(05)02.

Late recognition and illness severity are determinants of early death in severe septic patients

Flavia R Machado  1 , Reinaldo Salomão, Otelo Rigato, Elaine M Ferreira, Guilherme Schettino, Tatiane Mohovic, Carla Silva, Isac Castro, Eliezer Silva
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Observational Study

Late recognition and illness severity are determinants of early death in severe septic patients

Flavia R Machado et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2013 May.

Abstract

Objective: To identify the independent variables associated with death within 4 days after the first sepsis-induced organ dysfunction.

Methods: In this prospective observational study, severe sepsis and septic shock patients were classified into 3 groups: Group 1, survivors; Group 2, late non-survivors; and Group 3, early non-survivors. Early death was defined as death occurring within 4 days after the first sepsis-induced organ dysfunction. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were collected and submitted to univariate and multinomial analyses.

Results: The study included 414 patients: 218 (52.7%) in Group 1, 165 (39.8%) in Group 2, and 31 (7.5%) in Group 3. A multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that age, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score after the first 24 hours, nosocomial infection, hepatic dysfunction, and the time elapsed between the onset of organ dysfunction and the sepsis diagnosis were associated with early mortality. In contrast, Black race and a source of infection other than the urinary tract were associated with late death. Among the non-survivors, early death was associated with Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, chronic renal failure, hepatic dysfunction Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score after 24 hours, and the duration of organ dysfunction.

Conclusion: Factors related to patients' intrinsic characteristics and disease severity as well as the promptness of sepsis recognition are associated with early death among severe septic patients.

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