Table 3 Characteristics of 16,906 deaths with mention of sepsis anywhere on the death certificate: Veneto Region (Italy), 2008–2013
% of all sepsis-related deaths | |
|---|---|
Male sex | 50.0 |
Age | |
<65 yrs | 12.6 |
65–74 yrs | 16.9 |
75–84 yrs | 34.5 |
≥85 yrs | 35.9 |
Died in Hospitala | 91.1 |
Underlying cause of death (ICD-10 codes) | |
Sepsis (A02.1,A32.7,A40, A41,B37.7,P36) | 16.1 |
Circulatory diseases (I00–I99) | 17.4 |
Neoplasms (C00–D48.9) | 20.9 |
Digestive diseases (K00–K99) | 11.7 |
Respiratory diseases (J00–J99) | 11.1 |
Dementia, Alzheimer (F01–F03, G30) | 6.0 |
Other diseases | 16.8 |
Comorbidities (ICD-10 codes) | |
Neoplasms (C00–D48.9) | 26.9 |
Diabetes (E10–E14) | 14.6 |
Ischemic heart diseases (I20–I25) | 14.5 |
Hypertensive diseases (I10–I15) | 12.7 |
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60–I69) | 14.7 |
Dementia, Alzheimer (F01–F03, G30) | 11.6 |
COPD (J40–J44, J47) | 6.3 |
Chronic liver diseases (B15–B19,C22,K70,K73,K74) | 5.2 |
Chronic renal failure (N18.5, N18.9) | 7.3 |
HIV (B20–B24, R75) | 0.3 |
Associated sites of infection | |
Respiratory tract | 27.5 |
Gastrointestinal tract | 16.6 |
Skin/soft tissue | 8.6 |
Urinary tract | 5.7 |