Key result
Intensive care unit treatment for abdominal sepsis was associated with a 63% hospital mortality rate, with age, APACHE II score, and septic shock significantly associated with death (P<0.05).
Why the study?
What are the outcomes and prognostic factors for patients with abdominal sepsis treated in an intensive care unit?
Cohort (n=125)
What are the outcomes and prognostic factors for patients with abdominal sepsis treated in an intensive care unit?
Abdominal sepsis in the ICU carries a high hospital mortality (63%), but survivors generally achieve a good quality of life and independence at 15 months.
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High mortality in abdominal sepsis warrants cautious prognostication; this cohort study leaves open whether modifiable factors improve outcomes.
McLauchlan et al. (1995) conducted a cohort in Abdominal sepsis (n=125). Intensive care unit treatment was evaluated on Hospital mortality rate. Intensive care unit treatment for abdominal sepsis was associated with a 63% hospital mortality rate, with age, APACHE II score, and septic shock significantly associated with death (P<0.05).
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