Cardiovascular Events and Hospital Deaths Among Patients With Severe Sepsis

Hospital deaths in patients with sepsis from 2 independent cohorts.

Hospital deaths and adverse events in Brazil

BACKGROUND Adverse events are considered a major international problem related to the performance of health systems. Evaluating the occurrence of adverse events involves, as any other outcome measure, determining the extent to which the observed differences can be attributed to the patient's risk factors or to variations in the treatment process, and this in turn highlights the importance of me...

Mortality Patterns among Hospital Deaths.

Background Death occurring in hospital is medically certified by attending physicians with cause of death. In developing countries such as Nepal, limited resources are available related to the pattern of deaths that occur in hospitals, so that the health priorities can be selected wisely. Objective The objective of this study was to determine the pattern, frequency and causes of inpatient morta...

Predictors of early progression to severe sepsis or shock among emergency department patients with nonsevere sepsis

BACKGROUND Progression from nonsevere sepsis-i.e., sepsis without organ failure or shock-to severe sepsis or shock among emergency department (ED) patients has been associated with significant mortality. Early recognition in the ED of those who progress to severe sepsis or shock during their hospital course may improve patient outcomes. We sought to identify clinical, demographic, and laborator...

Epidemiology of in-hospital deaths among black stroke patients.

Epidemiology of In-Hospital Deaths Among Black Stroke Patients • Fatality rates in 527 consecutive stroke patients were compared by nine different criteria: age, sex, each of four risk factors or the absence of all, type of lesion, and initial level of consciousness. In the 527, the only significant increases (P < 0.01) in fatality rate were in older patients compared to younger patients (48% v...