Septic Shock
Conditions
Keywords
mortality
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to assess the causes of death in patients with septic shock in French intensive care units. It is an epidemiologic and descriptive study .
Detailed description
The purpose of this epidemiologic study is to describe with accuracy the reasons and causes of death in patients with septic shock during patients stay in intensive care units. All deceased patients with primary diagnosis of septic shock will be included in this survey and patients baseline characteristics as well as the clinical and data at the time of patient's death will be recorded.
Interventions
OTHERepidemiologic study
There is no intervention as it is a pure observational study for epidemiologic survey.
Sponsors
Laboratoire français de Fractionnement et de Biotechnologies
University Hospital, Angers
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patient * Died of septic shock in the intensive care unit (ICU) * At least 6 hours of vasopressors
Exclusion criteria
* Legally protected adult patient. * Less than 6 hours of vasopressors * Opposition to participation in the study expressed by the patient, family or person of trust
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The primary outcome of this study is to identify the reasons of death of patients with septic shock via a questionnaire. | Patients will be followed during their hospital stay, with a maximal follow up of 90 days | Recording of the context and the cause of death with a questionnaire |
Contacts
Primary ContactPierre ASFAR, MD-PhD
Outcome results
None listed