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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Community Distress Does Not Predict Sepsis Mortality in Study

By Jenna Bassett, PhD

DALLAS—Socioeconomic status does not predict mortality among patients with sepsis, according to the results of a recent study.

Researchers from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center reported that the distressed community index (DCI) score is not associated with mortality among patients with sepsis or septic shock who are admitted to the surgical ICU (SICU). The results were presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Surgical Infection Society, where the