Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Prevalence and incidence of severe sepsis in Dutch intensive care units. | Available online http content 8 4 R153 Research Prevalence and incidence of severe sepsis in Dutch intensive care units Aukje van Gestel1 Jan Bakker2 Christiaan PWM Veraart3 and Ben A van Hout4 Open Access 1 Research Associate PharMerit BV Capelle aan den IJssel The Netherlands 2Head of Intensive Care Department Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam The Netherlands 3Health Outcomes Research and New Product Planning Coordinator Eli Lilly Nederland BV Houten The Netherlands Scientific Director PharMerit BV Capelle aan den IJssel and Professor in Medical Technology Assessment Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care University Medical Centre Utrecht Utrecht The Netherlands Corresponding author Aukje van Gestel avangestel@ Received 5 February 2004 Revisions requested 5 March 2004 Revisions received 23 March 2004 Accepted 7 April 2004 Published 14 May 2004 Critical Care 2004 8 R153-R162 DOI cc2858 This article is online at http content 8 4 R153 2004 van Gestel et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract Introduction Severe sepsis is a dreaded consequence of infection and necessitates intensive care treatment. Severe sepsis has a profound impact on mortality and on hospital costs but recent incidence data from The Netherlands are not available. The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence and incidence of severe sepsis occurring during the first 24 hours of admission in Dutch intensive care units ICUs . Methods Forty-seven ICUs in The Netherlands participated in a point prevalence survey and included patients with infection at the time of ICU admission. Clinical symptoms of severe sepsis during the first 24 hours of each patient s ICU stay were recorded and the prevalence of severe sepsis was .
