Sepsis and septic shock Infections and Infestations Sepsis, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
The researchers will analyze HBP concentration on repeated plasma samples collected from patients in the FINNAKI study at 0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 120 hours from intensive care unit admission using
Sponsors
Lund University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients included in the FINNAKi study, i.e. all emergency intensive care unit admissions aged >18 years and all elective patients aged >18 years with an intensive care unit stay longer than 24 h 2. Who had severe sepsis or septic shock diagnosed on the day of intensive care unit admission 3. Who had at least one plasma sample available from the first five days of ICU stay
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for the FINNAKI study: 1. End-stage renal disease requiring maintenance dialysis 2. Organ donors 3. Received intermediate care 4. Received renal replacement therapy (RRT) while enrolled in the study during a previous ICU admission 5. Transferred from another ICU where the data collection for the study was fulfilled 6. Not permanently living in Finland or unable to give consent due to insufficient language skills
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of days alive within 90 days from intensive care unit admission measured using patient records | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed