The influence of gender on the epidemiology of and outcome from severe sepsis

The influence of gender on the epidemiology of and outcome from severe sepsis

The impact of gender on outcome in critically ill patients is unclear. We investigated the influence of gender on the epidemiology of severe sepsis and associated morbidity and mortality in a large cohort of ICU patients in the region of Piedmont in Italy. This was a post-hoc analysis of data from a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Critical care (London, England) England), 2013-03, Vol.17 (2), p.R50-R50, Article R50
Hauptverfasser: Sakr, Yasser, Elia, Cristina, Mascia, Luciana, Barberis, Bruno, Cardellino, Silvano, Livigni, Sergio, Fiore, Gilberto, Filippini, Claudia, Ranieri, Vito Marco
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort Studies
Critically ill
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Male
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Patient outcomes
Prospective Studies
Sepsis
Sepsis - diagnosis
Sepsis - epidemiology
Sepsis - therapy
Sex Characteristics
Survival Rate - trends
Treatment Outcome
Women
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Zusammenfassung:The impact of gender on outcome in critically ill patients is unclear. We investigated the influence of gender on the epidemiology of severe sepsis and associated morbidity and mortality in a large cohort of ICU patients in the region of Piedmont in Italy. This was a post-hoc analysis of data from a prospective, multicenter, observational study in which all patients admitted to one of 24 participating medical and/or surgical ICUs between 3 April 2006 and 29 September 2006 were included. Of the 3,902 patients included in the study, 63.5% were male. Female patients were significantly older than male patients (66±16 years vs. 63±16 years, P
ISSN:1364-8535
1466-609X
1364-8535
DOI:10.1186/cc12570