ONE MONTH SURVIVAL RATE OF SEPSIS PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT DIABETES: A COHORT STUDY IN PAKISTAN

Objective; To compare the survival rate of sepsis patients with diabetes and without diabetes

Study Design; Prospective Cohort Study

Study and Evaluation Period; Study was conducted at All Three Medical Units of Allied Hospital Faisalabad for a period of 3 months from January 2018 to April 2018.

Methods; Total 120 patients were included in the study which were diagnosed with sepsis among these 120 patients 60 were Diabetic and 60 were Non-Diabetic. Patients were followed for a period of one month. For the severity of sepsis SOFA Score was calculated and have adjusted accordingly.

Results; Overall 72 patients survived more than one month, out of these 51 were non-diabetic and 21 were diabetic.

Conclusion; One Month Survival rate for Non-diabetic patients with sepsis is much more than one-month survival rate for Diabetic patients with sepsis.