Abstract
Introduction: There is limited data on sepsis and sepsis outcomes in Nigeria. We described the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients admitted with sepsis in a Nigerian tertiary hospital. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of patients aged ≥18 years, admitted to the accident and emergency department (A&E) of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH ), Idi-Araba , with physician -diagnosed sepsis between November 2021 and April 2022 . Presenting clinical and laboratory findings of patients that met the Systemic Inflammatory Response (SIRS) and/or the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) criteria were documented. The primary outcome was all-cause in-hospital mortality. A bivariate analysis was conducted to determine factors associated with mortality. P-value
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