Key result
Severe multiple organ failure in septic ICU patients is linked to ~88% mortality.
Cohort (n=54)
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Absolute Event Rate: 88% vs 18%
Multiple organ failure due to sepsis in the ICU is common and carries a high mortality rate that increases significantly with age, APACHE II score, and the number of failing organs.
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Mortality risk stratification by organ failure count may guide septic ICU care; leaves open whether interventions halt progression in this observational cohort.
Bilevicius et al. (2001) conducted a cohort in Sepsis and multiple organ failure (n=54). Multiple organ failure (≥4 organs) vs. Single organ failure was evaluated on Mortality. In septic ICU patients, multiple organ failure was associated with high mortality, increasing from 18% with one organ failure to 88% with four or more organ failures.
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