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Table 5 Annual incidence of sepsis in Dutch intensive care units based on survey prevalence

From: Prevalence and incidence of severe sepsis in Dutch intensive care units

Disorder

National prevalence

Di (days)

Incidence/year1

Incidence/1,000 inhabitants

Sepsis

337 ± 23

12.7 ± 1.0

9726 ± 1008

0.60 ± 0.06

Severe sepsis

316 ± 23

13.3 ± 1.1

8643 ± 929

0.54 ± 0.06

Septic shock

125 ± 16

11.6 ± 1.5

3932 ± 710

0.24 ± 0.04

  1. Values are expressed as means ± standard error. 1Calculation according to Eqn 2 (see text). Di, duration of intensive care unit stay associated with disorder.
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