2.2. Demographics of Sepsis Flashcards

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How common is Sepsis?

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Common - about 30% of patients who go into A&E will have some form of it

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  1. What is happening to the incidence level of Sepsis?
  2. Why?
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  1. It is increasing (becoming more common)
  2. People are living longer and so are more at risk
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What is the consequence of Sepsis combined with another condition? (e.g. reason for admission to A&E)

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  1. Increased morbidity
  2. Increased mortality
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What is the relationship of length of stay in hospital between Septic Shock patients, and everyone else?

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Septic Shock patients stay in hospital longer than other hospitalizations:
1. Average length of stay for Septic Shock - 8.4 days
2. Average length of stay for other hospitalization - 4.8 days

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What happens on delay of administering antibiotics in Septic Shock?

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Mortality increases drastically - 7.6% per hour
Note: M.I. - Time is muscle; Stroke - Time is brain; Sepsis - Time is life

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