Published November 22, 2019
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Incidences of community onset severe sepsis, Sepsis-3 sepsis, and bacteremia in Sweden – a prospective population-based study.
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
Description
Sepsis epidemiology study 2011-2012 Sweden
Ljungström, Lars; Andersson, Rune; Jacobsson, Gunnar
Data collected during the prospective "Sepsis Skaraborg study" performed 2011-2012 in the western region of Sweden. Adult patients admitted to the emergency department for suspicion of a community-onset sepsis were evaluated. The study was approved by the Regional Ethical Review Board of Gothenburg (376-11). The file includes data for patient characteristics, vital signs, biomarker measurements, cases of bacteremia, and patient classifications using Sepsis-2 and Sepsis-3 criteria.