TOADS Study: TO Assess Death From Septic Shock.

University Hospital, Angers

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Septic Shock

Treatments: Other: epidemiologic study

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02547467

49RC14_0223

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to assess the causes of death in patients with septic shock in French intensive care units. It is an epidemiologic and descriptive study .

Full description

The purpose of this epidemiologic study is to describe with accuracy the reasons and causes of death in patients with septic shock during patients stay in intensive care units. All deceased patients with primary diagnosis of septic shock will be included in this survey and patients baseline characteristics as well as the clinical and data at the time of patient's death will be recorded.

Enrollment: 340 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patient
• Died of septic shock in the intensive care unit (ICU)
• At least 6 hours of vasopressors

Exclusion criteria

• Legally protected adult patient.
• Less than 6 hours of vasopressors
• Opposition to participation in the study expressed by the patient, family or person of trust