title: Current epidemiology of sepsis in mainland China.
abstract: The disease burden of sepsis is a global issue. Most of the large-scale epidemiological investigations on sepsis have been carried out in developed countries. The population of 1.3 billion in mainland China accounts for approximately 1/5thof the whole world population. Thus, the knowledge of the incidence and mortality of sepsis in mainland China is vital before employing measures for its improvement. However, most of the epidemiological data of sepsis in mainland China was obtained from ICU settings, and thus lacks the population-based incidence and mortality of sepsis. In the present review, we summarized the limited literature encompassing the incidence, mortality, long-term outcome, and pathogens of sepsis in mainland China. Therefore, it might provide some valuable information regarding the sepsis disease burden and current issues in the management of sepsis in mainland China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Xuelian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Medical ICU, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Meizhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Minming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kang
keywords: Sepsis; epidemiology; incidence; mortality