Table 1. Sepsis Prevalence, Resource Utilization, Mortality.
of sepsis codes in both cohorts. The combination code cohort has ICD9 codes for infection plus organ dysfunction; the sepsis code cohort has ICD9 codes for severe sepsis or septic shock. Complex chronic care conditions are previously defined (Feudtner 2001). Costs are presented as 2012 dollars.
| Combination Code Cohort, n (%) | Sepsis Code Cohort, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalizations, N | 176,124 | 25,236 | |
| Patients, N | 136,382 | 22,985 | |
| Age | 0–59 days | 41,970 (23.8) | 4,656 (18.4) |
| 60 days-<1 year | 28,910 (16.4) | 3,688 (14.6) | |
| 1–4 years | 39,341 (22.3) | 5,273 (20.9) | |
| 5–9 years | 22,149 (12.6) | 3,358 (13.3) | |
| 10–14 years | 23,514 (13.4) | 4,274 (16.9) | |
| 15–18 years | 20,240 (11.5) | 3,987 (15.8) | |
| Race | Non-Hispanic White | 83,551 (47.4) | 12,330 (48.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 33,750 (19.2) | 4,560 (18.1) | |
| Hispanic | 32,057 (18.2) | 4,455 (17.7) | |
| Asian | 4,537 (2.6) | 697 (2.8) | |
| Other | 22,229 (12.6) | 3,194 (12.7) | |
| Sex | Female | 11,733 (46.5) | 80,305 (45.6) |
| Patients with chronic complex conditions | 130,566(74.1) | 17,742(70.3) | |
| Hospital mortality | 8.2 (8.0, 8.3) | 21.2 (20.7, 21.8) | |
| ICU admission | 73.3 (73.1, 73.5) | 90.9 (90.5, 91.2) | |
| PICU | 57.8 (57.5, 58.0) | 81.0 (80.4, 81.4) | |
| NICU | 19.0 (18.7, 19.1) | 12.6 (12.2, 13.0) | |
| Hospital LOS (days) | 15.0 (3.0, 39.0) | 16.0 (8.0, 37.0) | |
| ICU LOS (days) | 2.0 (0.0, 10.0) | 5.0 (1.0, 14.0) | |
| Hospitalization cost | 70395.1 (24466.2, 194675.7) | 85319 (34871.5, 224089.6) | |
Abbreviations: ICU (Intensive Care Unit); PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit); NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), LOS (length of stay)