Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Apr 2019)

Survival analysis of patients with sepsis in Brazil

  • Eliane Pereira da Silva,
  • Vinícius da Costa Duarte,
  • Miguel Maia Soares,
  • Alexia Tayane Menezes de Melo,
  • Emily Ramos Calife,
  • Gilmar da Silva Rebouças,
  • Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0121-2018
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 52, no. 0

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Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to analyze the survival of septic patients and to assess prognostic factors. METHODS: Patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock were followed up and clinical and laboratory data were collected. The sepsis-related organ failure assessment (SOFA) score was calculated. RESULTS: The overall 30-day survival rates of patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock were 86.3%, 72.5%, and 20%, respectively. Mortality was related to old age, septic shock, coagulopathy, lactate level, and high SOFA score among other factors. CONCLUSIONS: Identification of prognostic variables may reduce sepsis-related mortality.

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