| Autor: |
Elisa Estenssoro, Cecilia I. Loudet, Vanina S. K. Edul, Javier Osatnik, Fernando G. Ríos, Daniela N. Vásquez, Mario O. Pozo, Bernardo Lattanzio, Fernando Pálizas, Francisco Klein, Damián Piezny, Paolo N. Rubatto Birri, Graciela Tuhay, Anatilde Díaz, Analía Santamaría, Graciela Zakalik, Arnaldo Dubin, investigators of the SATISEPSIS Group |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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Critical Care, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1364-8535 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s13054-019-2522-6 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Socioeconomic variables impact health outcomes but have rarely been evaluated in critical illness. Low- and middle-income countries bear the highest burden of sepsis and also have significant health inequities. In Argentina, public hospitals serve the poorest segment of the population, while private institutions serve patients with health coverage. Our objective was to analyze differences in mortality between public and private hospitals, using Sepsis-3 definitions. Methods This is a multicenter, prospective cohort study including patients with sepsis admitted to 49 Argentine ICUs lasting 3 months, beginning on July 1, 2016. Epidemiological, clinical, and socioeconomic status variables and hospital characteristics were compared between patients admitted to both types of institutions. Results Of the 809 patients included, 367 (45%) and 442 (55%) were admitted to public and private hospitals, respectively. Those in public institutions were younger (56 ± 18 vs. 64 ± 18; p |
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