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April 15, 2026Critical Care Medicine2 citationsOpen Access

The Impact of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity on Sepsis Outcomes in Patients Admitted to ICUs: A Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study

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ASAvinash SharmaMHMark HanlyDBDeepak Bhonagiri

Key Points

  • The study aims to examine how cultural and linguistic diversity affects sepsis outcomes in ICU patients.
  • Conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study.
  • Analyzed patient data from several ICUs.
  • Focused on patients admitted with sepsis.
  • Compared outcomes based on cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
  • In-hospital mortality was lower in patients from CaLD backgrounds.
  • This effect was most significant for patients from North African/Middle Eastern backgrounds.
  • Contrary to initial hypotheses, cultural background positively affected sepsis outcomes.

Abstract

Contrary to our hypothesis, in-hospital mortality after ICU admission with sepsis was lower in patients belonging to CaLD backgrounds. This effect was largely driven by patients from North African/Middle Eastern backgrounds, the largest CaLD subgroup.

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Sharma et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2b49e4eeef8a2a6b0376https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000007126
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