Periodicidad semestral: flujo continuo.
ISSN - Electrónico: 2661-6947 / DOI: 10.36015 • LILACS BIREME (19784); LATINDEX (20666)
Introduction. Sepsis and septic shock are the leading causes of death in intensive care units around the world. In addition, they are among the conditions that entail a high cost in terms of handling and treatment, despite the progress in this area. Objective. To establish the main epidemiological and demographic aspects of patients diagnosed with sepsis, their progression and mortality in the Intensive Care Unit, “Carlos Andrade Marín”. Specialties Hospital in Quito. Materials and methods. A retrospective descriptive analysis was carried out, with a total number of 3164 patients; the only inclusion criteria corresponded to all admissions of patients older than 18 years old. Patients who died within 24 hours after admission, independently of the cause, were excluded, as well as those who had traumatic brain injury. The final number of patients was 2835. Results. 15.1% of the 2 835 patients were diagnosed with sepsis, 10% with severe sepsis and 64% with septic shock. Mortality of septic patients at 28 day was 42.4% and 47.5% at 90 days.
Conclusions. Mortality rates at 28 and at 90 days, according to the progression of severity were comparable with other studies published in the medical literature, as well as epidemiological and demographic aspects of the population of our unit.
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