Search results for "Sepsis"
Mortality higher in severe sepsis patients whose procalcitonin doesn't go down
The study evaluated the relationship between 28-day mortality and a procalcitonin decrease of more than 80% between baseline and hospital day 4 in ICU patients with severe sepsis or septic shock.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/15/2.htm
15 Mar 2017
February 2016
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Faster antibiotics, full sepsis bundle associated with lower inpatient mortality
Overall, 82.5% of patients in the New York State registry got the recommended bundle, which included blood cultures, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and lactate measurement, within three hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/24/2.htm
24 May 2017
June 21, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/
June 28, 2023
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Prognostic value of sepsis criteria compared in ED and ICU
The qSOFA score was a better predictor than SIRS in the emergency department, while SOFA was more predictive than SIRS or qSOFA in the intensive care unit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/25/2.htm
25 Jan 2017
October 5, 2022
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/05/
February 16, 2022
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/
Fever treatment does not improve 28-day mortality in critically ill adults with sepsis, review finds
One hypothesis for the decrease in early (and not later) mortality is that controlling fever blunts the immunologic benefit of hyperthermia, leading to increased nosocomial infections later in the hospital course, the study authors speculated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/01/2.htm
1 Mar 2017
March 2008
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/