An observational study on etiology of sepsis patients admitted to ICU

Abstract

Background: Despite the fact that sepsis is one of the main causes of death in hospitalized patients, there is a scarcity of data on early predictors of mortality and morbidity. Aims and Objectives: We performed this study to identify the etiology of patients with sepsis in GMC, Srinagar. Methods: A prospective longitudinal study was done in our intensive care unit from March 2019 to September 2019. Our study included all 100 adult patients hospitalized to the intensive care unit with signs of sepsis or septic shock. Results: In 60 % of the cases, microbiological documentation was available. Gram negative organisms caused the vast majority of illnesses. The respiratory tract was the most common source of infection. The microbial organisms commonly isolated were A. Baumannii in 22 percent of cases, P. Aeruginosa in 17 percent of cases and equal number of cases of Klebsiella and E. coli in 16 percent. Conclusions: Sepsis is a serious health issue that has a significant mortality rate in the Intensive care unit in the Srinagar, J&K, and the mortality is female dominated.

Keywords

• sepsis
• septic shock
• acinetobacter baumannii
• intensive care units
• pseudomonas aeruginosa
• klebsiella