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In the trauma population, it is unknown how administrative methods compare with clinical criteria for sepsis classification.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objectives<\/jats:title>To characterize the agreement between 3 approaches to sepsis classification among critically ill patients with trauma and compare the sepsis-associated risk of adverse outcomes when each method was used to define sepsis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>This retrospective cohort study used data collected between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2020, from patients aged 16 years or older with traumatic injury, admitted to the intensive care unit of a single-institution level 1 trauma center and requiring invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 3 days. Statistical analysis was conducted from August 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposure<\/jats:title>Hospital-acquired sepsis, as classified by 3 methods: a novel automated clinical method based on data from the electronic health record, the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB), and explicit and implicit medical billing codes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>The primary outcomes were chronic critical illness and in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes included number of days in an intensive care unit, number of days receiving mechanical ventilation, discharge to a skilled nursing or long-term care facility, and discharge to home without assistance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Of 3194 patients meeting inclusion criteria, the median age was 49 years (IQR, 31-64 years), 2380 (74%) were male, and 2826 (88%) sustained severe blunt injury (median Injury Severity Score, 29 [IQR, 21-38]). Sepsis was identified in 747 patients (23%) meeting automated clinical criteria, 118 (4%) meeting NTDB criteria, and 529 (17%) using medical billing codes. The Light \u03ba value for 3-way agreement was 0.16 (95% CI, 0.14-0.19). The adjusted relative risk of chronic critical illness was 9.9 (95% CI, 8.0-12.3) for sepsis identified by automated clinical criteria, 5.0 (95% CI, 3.4-7.3) for sepsis identified by the NTDB, and 4.5 (95% CI, 3.6-5.6) for sepsis identified using medical billing codes. The adjusted relative risk for in-hospital mortality was 1.3 (95% CI, 1.0-1.6) for sepsis identified by automated clinical criteria, 2.7 (95% CI, 1.7-4.3) for sepsis identified by the NTDB, and 1.0 (95% CI, 0.7-1.2) for sepsis identified using medical billing codes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this cohort study of critically ill patients with trauma, administrative methods misclassified sepsis and underestimated the incidence and severity of sepsis compared with an automated clinical method using data from the electronic health record. 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