Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the intensive care unit.
Severe sepsis affects large numbers of intensive care unit patients and is associated with high mortality rates. Understanding the epidemiology of sepsis is important to effectively allocate adequate resources. However, differences in definitions and in studied populations must be taken into consideration when interpreting and comparing the available epidemiological data.
Vincent
Jean-Louis
JL
Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université libre de Bruxelles, 1070-Brussels, Belgium.
Atalan
Hakan Korkut
HK
D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index