Association between sepsis incidence and regional socioeconomic deprivation and health care capacity in Germany – an ecological study

Abstract Background Sepsis is a substantial health care burden. Data on regional variation in sepsis incidence in Germany and any possible associations with regional socioeconomic deprivation and health care capacity is lacking. Methods Ecological study based on the nationwide hospital Diagnosis-rel...

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Main Authors: Norman Rose, Claudia Matthäus-Krämer, Daniel Schwarzkopf, André Scherag, Sebastian Born, Konrad Reinhart, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11629-4