Association of sepsis treatment of adult patients in the intensive care unit on severity index (APACHE) scores and clinical outcomes

Khalid A Al-Sunaidar

Abstract

Association of sepsis treatment of adult patients in the intensive care unit on severity index (APACHE) scores and clinical outcomes

Khalid A Al-Sunaidar

Sepsis affects over 26 million people worldwide each year causing death every 3 to 4 seconds. It is considered as the top cause of morbidity and mortality in clinical settings. Severity score system is used to predict the mortality in hospitalized critically ill patients. The most common used scoring system is The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE). This study aimed to determine the Association of sepsis treatment in adult’s ICU patients on severity index APACHE scores and their predicators or clinical outcomes. A retrospective study was conducted in critically ill adult patients with sepsis in the ICU of Sungi Boluh Hospital. Data were retrieved from the patients’ records.