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

<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">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.<...

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Main Author: Andrea Fabbri (356760) (author)
Other Authors: Giulio Marchesini (314275) (author), Barbara Benazzi (8177634) (author), Alice Morelli (8177637) (author), Danilo Montesi (8177640) (author), Cesare Bini (8177643) (author), Stefano Giovanni Rizzo (18615112) (author)
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Barbara Benazzi (8177634)
Alice Morelli (8177637)
Danilo Montesi (8177640)
Cesare Bini (8177643)
Stefano Giovanni Rizzo (18615112)
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Giulio Marchesini (314275)
Barbara Benazzi (8177634)
Alice Morelli (8177637)
Danilo Montesi (8177640)
Cesare Bini (8177643)
Stefano Giovanni Rizzo (18615112)
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dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Andrea Fabbri (356760)
Giulio Marchesini (314275)
Barbara Benazzi (8177634)
Alice Morelli (8177637)
Danilo Montesi (8177640)
Cesare Bini (8177643)
Stefano Giovanni Rizzo (18615112)
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Epidemiology
Sepsis
Elderly
Case fatality rate
Risk score
Trend
Emergency department
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate
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description <h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">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.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">We performed a retrospective analysis of all sepsis-related hospitalizations after Emergency Department (ED) visit in a public Italian hospital in an 8-year period. A risk score to predict CFR was computed by logistic regression analysis of selected variables in a training set (2009–2012), and then confirmed in the whole study population. A trend analysis of CFR during the study period was performed dividing patient as high-risk (upper tertile of risk score) or low-risk.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Two thousand four hundred ninety-two subjects were included. Over time the incidental admission rate (no. of sepsis-related admissions per 100 total admissions) increased from 4.1% (2009–2010) to 5.4% (2015–2016); P < 0.001, accompanied by a reduced CFR (from 38.0 to 18.4%; P < 0.001). A group of 10 variables (admission to intensive care unit, cardio-vascular dysfunction, HIV infection, diabetes, age ≥ 80 years, respiratory diseases, number of organ dysfunction, digestive diseases, dementia and cancer) were selected by the logistic model to predict CFR with good accuracy: AUC 0.873 [0.009]. Along the years CFR decreased from 31.8% (2009–2010) to 25.0% (2015–2016); P = 0.007. The relative proportion of subjects ≥80 years (overall, 52.9% of cases) and classified as high-risk did not change along the years. CFR decreased only in low-risk subjects (from 13.3 to 5.2%; P < 0.001), and particularly in those aged ≥80 (from 18.2 to 6.6%; P = 0.003), but not in high-risk individuals (from 69.9 to 64.2%; P = 0.713).</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Between 2009 and 2016 the incidence of sepsis-related hospitalization increased in a general Italian hospital, with a downward trend in CFR, only limited to low-risk patients and particularly to subjects ≥80 years.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: BMC Geriatrics<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1384-8" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1384-8</a></p>
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spelling Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rateAndrea Fabbri (356760)Giulio Marchesini (314275)Barbara Benazzi (8177634)Alice Morelli (8177637)Danilo Montesi (8177640)Cesare Bini (8177643)Stefano Giovanni Rizzo (18615112)Health sciencesEpidemiologySepsisElderlyCase fatality rateRisk scoreTrendEmergency department<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">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.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">We performed a retrospective analysis of all sepsis-related hospitalizations after Emergency Department (ED) visit in a public Italian hospital in an 8-year period. A risk score to predict CFR was computed by logistic regression analysis of selected variables in a training set (2009–2012), and then confirmed in the whole study population. A trend analysis of CFR during the study period was performed dividing patient as high-risk (upper tertile of risk score) or low-risk.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Two thousand four hundred ninety-two subjects were included. Over time the incidental admission rate (no. of sepsis-related admissions per 100 total admissions) increased from 4.1% (2009–2010) to 5.4% (2015–2016); P < 0.001, accompanied by a reduced CFR (from 38.0 to 18.4%; P < 0.001). A group of 10 variables (admission to intensive care unit, cardio-vascular dysfunction, HIV infection, diabetes, age ≥ 80 years, respiratory diseases, number of organ dysfunction, digestive diseases, dementia and cancer) were selected by the logistic model to predict CFR with good accuracy: AUC 0.873 [0.009]. Along the years CFR decreased from 31.8% (2009–2010) to 25.0% (2015–2016); P = 0.007. The relative proportion of subjects ≥80 years (overall, 52.9% of cases) and classified as high-risk did not change along the years. CFR decreased only in low-risk subjects (from 13.3 to 5.2%; P < 0.001), and particularly in those aged ≥80 (from 18.2 to 6.6%; P = 0.003), but not in high-risk individuals (from 69.9 to 64.2%; P = 0.713).</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Between 2009 and 2016 the incidence of sepsis-related hospitalization increased in a general Italian hospital, with a downward trend in CFR, only limited to low-risk patients and particularly to subjects ≥80 years.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: BMC Geriatrics<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1384-8" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1384-8</a></p>2019-12-23T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1186/s12877-019-1384-8https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Old_subjects_with_sepsis_in_the_emergency_department_trend_analysis_of_case_fatality_rate/25907230CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/259072302019-12-23T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate
Andrea Fabbri (356760)
Health sciences
Epidemiology
Sepsis
Elderly
Case fatality rate
Risk score
Trend
Emergency department
status_str publishedVersion
title Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate
title_full Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate
title_fullStr Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate
title_full_unstemmed Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate
title_short Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate
title_sort Old subjects with sepsis in the emergency department: trend analysis of case fatality rate
topic Health sciences
Epidemiology
Sepsis
Elderly
Case fatality rate
Risk score
Trend
Emergency department