Table 1 Data charting form

Author and date

Title of study

Publication

Country/region

Study setting

Study population (adult, pediatrics, neonatal, maternal or mixed)

Study design

Data source(s)

Database used for case numbers (e.g., prospective registry)

Definition of sepsis used or specifics with regards to case identification

Clinical definition used to identify cases of sepsis or administrative database codes (or combinations of codes) to identify cases of sepsis

Number of cases (sepsis/severe sepsis)

Calendar year

Study duration

Sepsis incidence/100,000 persons

Sepsis incidence/100,000 person years

Severe sepsis incidence/100,000 persons

Severe sepsis incidence/100,000 person years

Septic shock incidence/100,000 persons^a

Septic shock incidence/100,000 person years^a

Comment(s)