Sepsis and COVID-19: outcomes in young adults in intensive care

to verify sepsis incidence among young adults admitted to intensive care due to COVID-19 and to analyze its association with demographic, clinical and outcome variables. a quantitative, longitudinal, retrospective and analytical study, consisting of 58 adults aged 20 to 40 years in intensive care fo...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2023-01, Vol.76 (6), p.e20230037-6
Main Authors: Santos, Talita Andrade, Oliveira, José Edilson de, Fonseca, Cassiane Dezoti da, Barbosa, Dulce Aparecida, Belasco, Angélica Gonçalves da Silva, Miura, Carla Roberta Monteiro
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Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Critical Care
Emergency medical care
Humans
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units
Medical records
Mortality
NURSING
Original
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Sepsis
Sepsis - complications
Sepsis - epidemiology
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:to verify sepsis incidence among young adults admitted to intensive care due to COVID-19 and to analyze its association with demographic, clinical and outcome variables. a quantitative, longitudinal, retrospective and analytical study, consisting of 58 adults aged 20 to 40 years in intensive care for SARS-CoV-2. It was carried out in a university hospital, from March 2020 to December 2021, with data collected from electronic medical records. sepsis incidence was 65%. Sepsis was associated with acute kidney injury, use of vasoactive drugs and mechanical ventilation, being admitted to the emergency room, severity according to the Simplified Acute Physiology Score III and bacterial pulmonary co-infection, the latter being the most frequent etiology for sepsis. there was a high sepsis incidence, with 42% of deaths, which points to the importance of investing in preventive measures, especially in relation to bacterial pulmonary coinfections.
ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446
1984-0446
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0037