RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Epidemiological trends of sepsis in the twenty-first century (2000–2013): an analysis of incidence, mortality, and associated costs in Spain A1 Álvaro Meca, Alejandro A1 Jiménez Sousa, María Ángeles A1 Micheloud, Dariela A1 Sánchez Lopez, Ainhoa A1 Heredia Rodríguez, María A1 Tamayo Gómez, Eduardo A1 Resino, Salvador K1 Sepsis K1 Mortality K1 Mortalidad K1 Epidemiology K1 Epidemiología AB Background: Sepsis has represented a substantial health care and economic burden worldwide during the previous several decades. Our aim was to analyze the epidemiological trends of hospital admissions, deaths, hospital resource expenditures, and associated costs related to sepsis during the twenty-first century in Spain. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of all sepsis-related hospitalizations in Spanish public hospitals from 2000 to 2013. Data were obtained from records in the Minimum Basic Data Set. The outcome variables were sepsis, death, length of hospital stay (LOHS), and sepsis-associated costs. The study period was divided into three calendar periods (2000–2004, 2005–2009, and 2010–2013). Results: Overall, 2,646,445 patients with sepsis were included, 485,685 of whom had died (18.4%). The incidence of sepsis (events per 1000 population) increased from 3.30 (2000–2004) to 4.28 (2005–2009) to 4.45 (2010–2013) (p < 0.001). The mortality rates from sepsis (deaths per 10,000 population) increased from 6.34 (2000–2004) to 7.88 (2005–2009) to 7.89 (2010–2013) (p < 0.001). The case fatality rate (CFR) or proportion of patients with sepsis who died decreased from 19.1% (2000–2004) to 18.4% (2005–2009) to 17.9% (2010–2013) (p < 0.001). The LOHS (days) decreased from 15.9 (2000–2004) to 15.7 (2005–2009) to 14.5 (2010–2013) (p < 0.001). Total and per patient hospital costs increased from 2000 to 2011, and then decreased by the impact of the economic crisis. Conclusions: Sepsis has caused an increasing burden in terms of hospital admission, deaths, and costs in the Spanish public health system during the twenty-first century, but the incidence and mortality seemed to stabilize in 2010–2013. Moreover, there was a significant decrease in LOHS in 2010–2013 and a decline in hospital costs after 2011. PB Springer Nature SN 1478-7954 YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/45731 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/45731 LA eng NO Population Health Metrics, 2018, vol. 16. 11 p. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 24-nov-2024