Congestive heart failure and sepsis: a retrospective study of hospitalization outcomes from a rural hospital in Southwest Missouri

Abstract. Background. Sepsis is the leading cause of death in hospitalized patients and significant effort has been made to facilitate early diagnosis and management. However, aggressive treatment can have negative effects, especially in patients with unstable volume status, such as those with conge...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Skovran, Mason Hinke, Shelly N. B. Sloan, Greg Stahl, Kerry Johnson, Scott Goade, Robert Arnce
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2022-09-01
Series:Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/EC9.0000000000000033
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author Alexandra Skovran
Mason Hinke
Shelly N. B. Sloan
Greg Stahl
Kerry Johnson
Scott Goade
Robert Arnce
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Shelly N. B. Sloan
Greg Stahl
Kerry Johnson
Scott Goade
Robert Arnce
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description Abstract. Background. Sepsis is the leading cause of death in hospitalized patients and significant effort has been made to facilitate early diagnosis and management. However, aggressive treatment can have negative effects, especially in patients with unstable volume status, such as those with congestive heart failure. Methods. We used electronic medical records to perform a retrospective study looking at hospital outcomes in patients from Southwest Missouri who were admitted with sepsis and had a comorbid diagnosis of hypertensive heart failure. Our primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Results. We studied a total of 184 patients with the diagnosis of hypertensive heart failure with sepsis, and 348 patients with the diagnosis of sepsis that served as the baseline group. There was a total of 37 (20%) deaths in the hypertensive heart failure group and a total of 94 (27%) deaths in the baseline group. Conclusion. Our study showed no significant difference between the baseline group and those with hypertensive heart disease with heart failure.
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spelling doaj-art-0052a5feee9c41d09e7d1fdf980283292025-08-20T02:26:10ZengWolters Kluwer Health/LWWEmergency and Critical Care Medicine2097-06172693-860X2022-09-012310510810.1097/EC9.0000000000000033202209000-00002Congestive heart failure and sepsis: a retrospective study of hospitalization outcomes from a rural hospital in Southwest MissouriAlexandra Skovran0Mason Hinke1Shelly N. B. Sloan2Greg Stahl3Kerry Johnson4Scott Goade5Robert Arnce6a Kansas City University – College of Medicine, Joplin, MO, USAa Kansas City University – College of Medicine, Joplin, MO, USAa Kansas City University – College of Medicine, Joplin, MO, USAa Kansas City University – College of Medicine, Joplin, MO, USAa Kansas City University – College of Medicine, Joplin, MO, USAa Kansas City University – College of Medicine, Joplin, MO, USAa Kansas City University – College of Medicine, Joplin, MO, USAAbstract. Background. Sepsis is the leading cause of death in hospitalized patients and significant effort has been made to facilitate early diagnosis and management. However, aggressive treatment can have negative effects, especially in patients with unstable volume status, such as those with congestive heart failure. Methods. We used electronic medical records to perform a retrospective study looking at hospital outcomes in patients from Southwest Missouri who were admitted with sepsis and had a comorbid diagnosis of hypertensive heart failure. Our primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Results. We studied a total of 184 patients with the diagnosis of hypertensive heart failure with sepsis, and 348 patients with the diagnosis of sepsis that served as the baseline group. There was a total of 37 (20%) deaths in the hypertensive heart failure group and a total of 94 (27%) deaths in the baseline group. Conclusion. Our study showed no significant difference between the baseline group and those with hypertensive heart disease with heart failure.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/EC9.0000000000000033
spellingShingle Alexandra Skovran
Mason Hinke
Shelly N. B. Sloan
Greg Stahl
Kerry Johnson
Scott Goade
Robert Arnce
Congestive heart failure and sepsis: a retrospective study of hospitalization outcomes from a rural hospital in Southwest Missouri
Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
title Congestive heart failure and sepsis: a retrospective study of hospitalization outcomes from a rural hospital in Southwest Missouri
title_full Congestive heart failure and sepsis: a retrospective study of hospitalization outcomes from a rural hospital in Southwest Missouri
title_fullStr Congestive heart failure and sepsis: a retrospective study of hospitalization outcomes from a rural hospital in Southwest Missouri
title_full_unstemmed Congestive heart failure and sepsis: a retrospective study of hospitalization outcomes from a rural hospital in Southwest Missouri
title_short Congestive heart failure and sepsis: a retrospective study of hospitalization outcomes from a rural hospital in Southwest Missouri
title_sort congestive heart failure and sepsis a retrospective study of hospitalization outcomes from a rural hospital in southwest missouri
url http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/EC9.0000000000000033
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