Open AccessImpact of cancer on mortality rates in patients with sepsis: A meta-analysis and meta-regression of current studies
Author(s) -
Mei-Jiao Xiang,
Guoliang Chen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i21.7386
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , meta analysis , odds ratio , confidence interval , cancer , incidence (geometry) , mortality rate , confounding , optics , physics
Research suggests that approximately 6% of adult patients admitted to hospitals in the United States present with sepsis and there has been a minimal change in the incidence of this condition in the last decade. Furthermore, patients with cancer generally have a higher incidence of sepsis due to immunosuppression caused by cancer or its treatment.