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Sepsis among Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Centre

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creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorMandal, Laxman
dc.contributor.authorRijal, Garima
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Raj
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Bhawana
dc.contributor.authorJahan, Farhat
dc.contributor.authorLama, Dipti
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Sagun
dc.contributor.authorKurmi, Ram Narayan
dc.contributor.authorDas, Uma
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-25T07:27:01Z
dc.date.available2025-08-25T07:27:01Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionLaxman Mandal Department of Internal Medicine, Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Garima Rijal Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Raj Singh Buddha Minimal Access Intervention Centre, Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal Bhawana Tiwari Himal Hospital, Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal Farhat Jahan Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Dipti Lama Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Sagun Shrestha Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Ram Narayan Kurmi Maharajgunj Primary Health Centre, Maharajgunj, Kapilvastu, Nepal Uma Das Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
dc.description.abstractAbstract Introduction: Sepsis is a life-threatening dysfunction and is one of the common causes of admission in intensive care units. Early diagnosis and management improves the outcome of patients. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of sepsis among patients admitted to the intensive care unit of a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among patients admitted to the intensive care unit of a tertiary care centre after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Data of patients admitted from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023 was collected between 6 April 2023 to 27 April 2023. Convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval. Results: Among 1001 patients, the prevalence of sepsis was 278 (27.77%) (25-30.54, 95% Confidence Interval). Among them, 209 (75.17%) developed septic shock. The mean age was 56.6±19.34 years. Pneumonia 43 (15.46%) and genitourinary infection 43 (15.46%) were the most common sources of infection and the source was unknown in 124 (44.60%) of patients. Hypertension 75 (26.97%) was the most common comorbidity. Acute kidney injury 166 (59.71%) was the most common complication followed by thrombocytopenia 165 (59.35%) and transaminitis 79 (28.41%). Conclusions: The prevalence of sepsis among patients admitted to the intensive care unit was higher than other studies done in similar settings.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.8275
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/2013
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.titleSepsis among Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Centre
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