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 .
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.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
340
There is no intervention as it is a pure observational study for epidemiologic survey.
The primary outcome of this study is to identify the reasons of death of patients with septic shock via a questionnaire.
Recording of the context and the cause of death with a questionnaire
Time frame: Patients will be followed during their hospital stay, with a maximal follow up of 90 days
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