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Prevalence, Underlying Causes, and Preventability of Sepsis-Associated Mortality in US Acute Care Hospitals
Rhee C, Jones TM, Hamad Y, Pande A, Varon J, O'Brien C, Anderson DJ, Warren DK et al.. JAMA network open, 2019-02-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Results The study cohort included 568 patients (289 [50.9%] men; mean [SD] age, 70.5 [16.1] years) who died in the hospital or were discharged to hospice.
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APA 7th
Rhee, C., Jones, T. M., Hamad, Y., Pande, A., Varon, J., O'Brien, C., et al. (2019). Prevalence, Underlying Causes, and Preventability of Sepsis-Associated Mortality in US Acute Care Hospitals. JAMA network open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7571
Vancouver
Rhee C, Jones TM, Hamad Y, Pande A, Varon J, O'Brien C, et al. Prevalence, Underlying Causes, and Preventability of Sepsis-Associated Mortality in US Acute Care Hospitals. JAMA network open. 2019. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7571. PMID: 30768188.
BibTeX
@article{rhee2019-30768188,
author = {Rhee, C. and Jones, T. M. and Hamad, Y. and Pande, A. and Varon, J. and O'Brien, C. and Anderson, D. J. and Warren, D. K. and others},
title = {{Prevalence, Underlying Causes, and Preventability of Sepsis-Associated Mortality in US Acute Care Hospitals}},
journal = {JAMA network open},
year = {2019},
doi = {10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7571},
pmid = {30768188},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7571}
}
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Key findings
- Results The study cohort included 568 patients (289 [50.9%] men; mean [SD] age, 70.5 [16.1] years) who died in the hospital or were discharged to hospice.
Why it matters
This study describes a cohort of patients who died in the hospital or were discharged to hospice as part of research on sepsis-associated mortality. It does not address treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Study designcohort study
- Participants568
- Effect size50.9%; 52.8%; 48.6%
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 73/100
Published in a leading specialty journal, and it is a cohort study following people over time. Scored zero for randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 9 / 10 | Tier 2 — leading specialty journal (JAMA network open) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | JAMA Network Open: journal h-index 235 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A cohort study following people over time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2019 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 568 participants |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 6 / 7 | Cited 585 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 5 / 5 | 65.0 citations a year over 9 year(s) since 2019 |
| Impact for its field and year | 6 / 6 | Cited 41.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 4 / 4 | Cited 250 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Michael Klompas: h-index 84 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 3 / 3 | Harvard University: institution h-index 3,235 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 8 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 30768188) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 73 / 100 | — |
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Read the original
- DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7571
- PubMed: 30768188
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