Mortality due to septicemia at a level 1 Indian trauma care centre: An epidemiological analysis.
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2013-10
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Trauma contributes to a signifi cant proportion of mortality and morbidity in the economically productive age group
of 15-45 years. Infections are the second most important cause of death in trauma patients after head injury. Despite
advances in trauma care, deaths due to septicemia are increasing. An epidemiological study of septicemia-related deaths
were conducted at a level 1 Trauma Centre from January 2011 to December 2011. A total of 201 patients died due to
suspected septicemia. The average age of the deceased trauma victims was 35.9 years and the median length of stay in
hospital before death was 27 days. In our study, a high proportion of patients had grown pathogens in signifi cant counts
from respiratory specimens (36%) and blood (23%) during ante-mortem period, which may have contributed to their
fatal outcome. Infections are one of the most common and fatal complications following trauma and complicate the
recovery of a signifi cant number of injured patients.
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Autopsy, infections, intensive care unit, mortality, septicemia, trauma
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Lalwani S, Mathur P, Tak V, Misra M C. Mortality due to septicemia at a level 1 Indian trauma care centre: An epidemiological analysis. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2013 Oct-Dec; 31(4): 390-391.