Sammanfattning
Introduction: Patients in septic shock have a 33-42% 30-day mortality, but characteristics and outcome have not been assessed in Danish intensive care units (ICUs).
Material and methods: This is a cohort study with prospective registration over a 3-month period of all patients suffering from septic shock at six Danish ICUs. We registered admission-, disease- and treatment characteristics during the first day after the diagnosis and 30- and 90-day mortality.