Impact of low dose glucocorticoids on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing surgical procedures for abdominal sepsis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

The clinical dataset for this study was derived from two prominent healthcare institutions: the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, which boasts 4,000 patient beds, and the PLA Air Force Medical Center, equipped with 1,500 patient beds. This retrospective cohort study included a 1:1 propensity score–matched cohort of surgical patients afflicted with abdominal sepsis from January, 2008, through December, 2022. Patients were classified into low-GCs, high-GCs, and non-GCs groups according to the dosage of steroids used intraoperatively, and in-hospital mortality was designated as the primary outcome.