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Vesteinsdottir E, Sigurdsson MI, Gottfredsson M, et al. Temporal trends in the epidemiology, management and outcome of sepsis - a nationwide observational study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2022;doi: 10.1111/aas.14026.
Vesteinsdottir, E., Sigurdsson, M. I., Gottfredsson, M., Blondal, A., & Karason, S. (2022). Temporal trends in the epidemiology, management and outcome of sepsis - a nationwide observational study. Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, . https://doi.org/10.1111/aas.14026
Vesteinsdottir, Edda, et al. "Temporal trends in the epidemiology, management and outcome of sepsis - a nationwide observational study." Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica vol. (2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/aas.14026
Vesteinsdottir E, Sigurdsson MI, Gottfredsson M, Blondal A, Karason S. Temporal trends in the epidemiology, management and outcome of sepsis - a nationwide observational study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2022 Jan 11; doi: 10.1111/aas.14026. Epub 2022 Jan 11. PMID: 35014035.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2022 Jan 11; doi: 10.1111/aas.14026. Epub 2022 Jan 11.

Temporal trends in the epidemiology, management and outcome of sepsis - a nationwide observational study.

Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Edda Vesteinsdottir, Martin Ingi Sigurdsson, Magnus Gottfredsson, Asbjorn Blondal, Sigurbergur Karason

Affiliations

  1. Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care.
  2. University of Iceland, Faculty of Medicine.
  3. Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland, Department of Infectious Diseases.
  4. Akureyri Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care.

PMID: 35014035 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14026

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Registry-based studies have shown increasing incidence of sepsis and declining mortality rates in recent years, but are inherently at risk of bias. The objectives of this study were to describe 11-year trends in the incidence, treatment and outcome of sepsis using clinical criteria with chart review.

METHODS: This was a retrospective, observational study. All adult admissions to Icelandic ICUs during years 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 were screened for severe sepsis or septic shock by ACCP/SCCM criteria (sepsis-2). Incidence, patient characteristics, treatment and outcome were compared across the study years.

RESULTS: During the six study years, 9166 patients were admitted to Icelandic ICUs, 971 (10.6%) because of severe sepsis or septic shock. The crude incidence of sepsis requiring admission to ICU remained stable between 0.55-0.75 per 1000 inhabitants. No statistically significant trends were observed over time in median patient age (67 years), APACHE II score (21), SOFA score (8) or Charlson Comorbidity Index (4). The time to antibiotic administration (median 1.8 hours) in the emergency departments was stable over the study period but the time to lactate measurements decreased from 4.1 hours in 2006 to 1.2 hours in 2016, p<0.001. The 28-day mortality was 25% and one-year mortality 41%, both with no observed change with time.

CONCLUSIONS: In a nationwide cohort, diagnosed with clinical criteria, the incidence of sepsis requiring intensive care did not change over an 11-year period. Mortality remained stable and only minimal changes were observed in initial resuscitation in the emergency departments.

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