Table 1 Effect on long-term mortality rate of patients with sepsis if the starting point of follow-up is changed
From: Long-term mortality after critical care: what is the starting point?
Study | Longer follow-up reported | Shorter follow-up reported | Long-term mortality changing the starting point | Difference | Reduction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CATS [2] (n = 330) | 51.2% (169/330) 90 days | 45.5% (150/330) ICU | 10.6% (19/180) | 40.6% | 79.3% |
Nesseler et al. [5] (n = 93) | 45.2% (42/93) 180 days | 28% (26/93) ICU | 23.9% (16/67) | 21.3% | 47.1% |
Granja et al. [6] (n = 305) | 39.7% (121/305) 180 days | 24.6% (75/305) ICU | 20.0% (46/230) | 19.7% | 49.6% |
Baudouin et al. [7] (n = 150) | 48.7% (73/150) 180 days | 27.3% (41/150) ICU | 29.4% (32/109) | 19.3% | 39.6% |
Cuthbertson et al. [1] (n = 439) | 60.8% (267/439) 5 years | 39.2% (172/439) ICU | 35.6% (95/267) | 25.2% | 41.4% |
Angus et al. [8] (n = 1,690) | 51.0%2.5 years | 27.8% (469/1,690) 28 days | 32.2% | 18.8% | 36.9% |
VASST [3] (n = 778) | 46.7% (360/771) 90 days | 37.3% (290/778) 28 days | 14.3% (70/488) | 32.4% | 69.4% |
PROWESS-Shock [9] (n = 1,697) | 33.4% (556/1,664) 90 days | 25.3% (425/1,680) 28 days | 10.4% (131/1,255) | 23.0% | 68.9% |