A nationwide study on characteristics and outcome of cancer patients with sepsis requiring intensive care.

Background: Sepsis is the leading cause of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) for cancer patients and survival rates have historically been low. The aims of this nationwide cohort study were to describe the characteristics and outcomes of cancer patients admitted to the ICU with sepsis compared with other sepsis patients requiring ICU admission.

Material And Methods: This was a retrospective, observational study.

Temporal trends in the epidemiology, management, and outcome of sepsis-A nationwide observational study.

Background: Registry-based studies have shown increasing incidence of sepsis and declining mortality rates in recent years, but are inherently at risk of bias. The objectives of this study were to describe 11-year trends in the incidence, treatment and outcome of sepsis using clinical criteria with chart review.

Methods: This was a retrospective, observational study.

Sepsis after elective surgery - Incidence, aetiology and outcome.

Background: Sepsis requiring admission to intensive care (ICU) is a rare complication of elective surgery, but is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence and outcome of sepsis following elective surgery.

Methods: This was a retrospective, observational study where all admissions to Icelandic ICUs during calendar years 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 were screened, identifing patients with sepsis following elective surgery (ACCP/SCCM criteria).

Nationwide Incidence and Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Requiring Intensive Care in Iceland.

Objectives: To determine the nationwide demographics and hospital mortality of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection requiring admission to the ICU for coronavirus disease 2019 in Iceland.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: All ICUs in Iceland (Landspitali University Hospital and Akureyri Regional Hospital).

The potential for organ donation in Iceland: A nationwide study of deaths in intensive care units.

Background: The deceased organ donation rate in Iceland has been low compared with other Western countries. The aim of this study was to explore the potential for organ donation after brain death in Iceland.

Methods: Observational cohort study of patients with catastrophic brain injury who died in intensive care units (ICUs) at hospitals in Iceland in 2003-2016.