Attributable Morbidity and Mortality of Catheter-Related Septicemia in Critically Ill Patients: a Matched, Risk-Adjusted, Cohort Study

Abstract

CRS is associated with subsequent morbidity and mortality in the ICU, even when adjusted on severity factors at ICU admission. However, after adjustment on severity factors during the ICU stay and before the event, there was only a trend toward CRS-attributable mortality. The evolution of patient severity should be taken into account when evaluating excess mortality induced by nosocomial events in ICU patients.