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July 1, 2010Archives of Surgery

Sepsis in General Surgery

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Why the study?

What are the incidence, mortality rate, and risk factors for sepsis and septic shock compared with pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction in general-surgery patients?

Population

General-surgery patients in the 2005-2007 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

30-day

Authors

LMLaura J. MooreVA Boston Healthcare System

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Implication

Urges heightened postoperative sepsis vigilance in general surgery; leaves open prospective prevention trials.

Structured PICO

What are the incidence, mortality rate, and risk factors for sepsis and septic shock compared with pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction in general-surgery patients?

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Population
General-surgery patients in the 2005-2007 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data set (n=363,897).
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Outcome
Incidence, mortality rate, and risk factors for sepsis and septic shock.hard clinical

Sepsis and septic shock are more common than pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction in general surgery patients and carry significant mortality, emphasizing the need for early recognition.

Cite This Study

Laura J. Moore (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a87dd5791c33485a1fe82e3https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2010.107

Topics

Pulmonary embolism
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