Characterizing patients with diagnosis of sepsis in an intensive care unit, at Bucaramanga, Colombia 2010-2011

Caracterización de pacientes diagnosticados con sepsis en una unidad de cuidados intensivos de Bucaramanga, Colombia 2010-2011: estudio descriptivo

Published 2016-06-30


https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.16.1.1538.2016
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Carvajal Estupiñán, J. F., Naranjo Junoy, F., & Ospina Diaz, J. M. (2016). Characterizing patients with diagnosis of sepsis in an intensive care unit, at Bucaramanga, Colombia 2010-2011. Archivos De Medicina , 16(1), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.16.1.1538.2016
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Carvajal Estupiñán, J. F., Naranjo Junoy, F., & Ospina Diaz, J. M. (2016). Characterizing patients with diagnosis of sepsis in an intensive care unit, at Bucaramanga, Colombia 2010-2011. Archivos De Medicina , 16(1), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.16.1.1538.2016

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Juan Fernando Carvajal Estupiñán
Grupo de Investigación en Salud Pública
Francisco Naranjo Junoy
Universidad Industrial de Santander
Juan Manuel Ospina Diaz
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia UPTC. Tunja, Boyacá
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Juan Fernando Carvajal Estupiñán,

Médico Cirujano, Especialista en Medicina Interna. Grupo de Investigación en Salud Pública.

Francisco Naranjo Junoy,

Médico Cirujano, Especialista en Medicina Interna. Docente Escuela de Medicina Universidad Industrial de Santander.

Juan Manuel Ospina Diaz,

Profesor titular Escuela de Medicina Universidad Pedagógica y tecnológica de Colombia UPTC

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Objective. describe clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with infection and diagnosis of sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock, within an intensive care unit at a Hospital of fourth level of complexity. Sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock are clinical disorders of increasing incidence in intensive care units; so, it is necessary to assess their characteristics and look for cost-efficient alternatives for the early diagnosis and rational approach. Materials and methods. descriptive, observational Study. Initiating with the design of a standard questioner, were collected and recorded relevant information about patients admitted to the intensive care unit, between June 2010 and May 2011; In total 97 subjects were included. Were evaluated sociodemographic data, comorbidity, length of stay, complications, and alive or death status at the moment of discharge from the intensive care unit. Results. Mean age 49 years, mean length of stay 19 days. overall mortality rate of 39.6% (IC95%: 29,7-50,0%); 68,0% (n=66; IC95%: 58,2-77,8%), was admitted with a diagnosis of infection; in 14.4% (n = 14) of cases the diagnosis of sepsis was made before admission to intensive care unit; in 67.0% (n = 65), in the moment of the admission or up to 24 hours; 18.5% (n = 18), two or more days after admission to the intensive care unit. The most common infections were pneumonia and intraabdominal. The most frequent complications were acute renal failure (59%), respiratory failure (16%) acute lung injury (11%) and multiple organ failure (7%). Conclusions. It is necessary to deepen the design of diagnostic techniques to easy and early identification of sepsis.

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