BACKGROUND: Most studies on @entity295 were conducted in developed countries. The aim of this study is to report on a series of @entity1 with @entity295 in a tertiary hospital in a developing country. METHODS: @entity1 admitted through the emergency department of a single university-based institution between January 2008 and June 2012, with a final diagnosis of @entity295 , @entity2259 , or @entity326 , were retrieved. A sample of 97 @entity1 was selected. Vital signs at presentation, number of SIRS criteria, use of vasopressors and @entity230 , and in-hospital mortality were recorded. RESULTS: The mean age was 70.09        16.82, ranging from 19 to 96  years; 48.5  % were females and 51.5  % were males; 42.3  % of the @entity1 were found to be bacteremic. IV fluid requirement during the first 6  h was 1.75        1.96  l. The time for antibiotic initiation was 3.43        4.48  h, with 87.6  % of the antibiotics initiated in the emergency department. @entity1063 was the most commonly used vasopressor (38.1  %) followed by @entity935 (8.2  %), and the inotrope @entity452 (4.1  %); 45.3  % of the @entity1 were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), and the remaining 54.7  % were managed on the general practice unit (GPU). A total of 30 (30.9  %) septic @entity1 died. The 28-day mortality was 20.6  %. Deceased @entity1 had greater vasopressor use, a longer stay in the ICU (p   =   0.001), and a longer time to @entity1063 use (p   =   0.004). CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study providing an in-depth analysis of @entity295 @entity1 in a developing country, looking at in-hospital mortality, SIRS criteria utility, and at the overall @entity295 management.

Descriptive analysis of XXXX in a developing country.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity295 :: ('MESH:D018805', 'Disease') :: ['sepsis'] @entity452 :: ('MESH:D004280', 'Chemical') :: ['dobutamine'] @entity326 :: ('MESH:D012772', 'Disease') :: ['septic shock'] @entity935 :: ('MESH:D004298', 'Chemical') :: ['dopamine'] @entity230 :: ('MESH:D013256', 'Chemical') :: ['steroids'] @entity1063 :: ('MESH:D009638', 'Chemical') :: ['Norepinephrine', 'norepinephrine'] @entity2259 :: ('MESH:D016470', 'Disease') :: ['bacteremia']
@entity295 :: (MESH:D018805,Disease) :: ['sepsis']
