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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-6-8
pubmed:abstractText
Severe sepsis is a life-threatening complication of infection. Due to associated organ-failure treatment in an Intensive Care Unit is usually indicated. Since sepsis is defined by the combination and progression of clinical events, correct definitions are essential to enable good comparison between study results and determination of suitable treatment. Severe sepsis is associated with a mortality of 20-60% and decreases the health-related quality of life in survivors. It is estimated that annually in the Netherlands 9000 patients are admitted to an Intensive Care Unit with severe sepsis. Direct medical costs of severe sepsis are estimated at [symbol: see text] 19,500 per patient. Costs correlate strongly with the length of stay. Annually Euro dollar 168,6 million is spent on severe sepsis, which represents 0.5% of all health-care costs and 1.7% of the annual hospital budget in the Netherlands.
pubmed:language
dut
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0028-2162
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
975-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[Sepsis, a complicated syndrome with major medical and social consequences].
pubmed:affiliation
Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, afd. Intensive Care, Zwolle. jan.bakker@erasmusmc.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't