Open AccessEpidemiology and Outcomes of Cancer-Related Versus Non–Cancer-Related Sepsis Hospitalizations*
Author(s) -
M. Hensley,
John P. Donnelly,
Erin Carlton,
Hallie C. Prescott
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003896
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , cancer , malignancy , septic shock , organ dysfunction , epidemiology , intensive care medicine
Cancer and its treatment are known to be important risk factors for sepsis, contributing to an estimated 12% of U.S. sepsis admissions in the 1990s. However, cancer treatment has evolved markedly over the past 2 decades. We sought to examine how cancer-related sepsis differs from non-cancer-related sepsis.