Results from a 13-year prospective cohort study show increased mortality associated with bloodstream infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa compared to …

JT Thaden, LP Park, SA Maskarinec… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The impact of bacterial species on outcome in bloodstream infections (BSI) is incompletely
understood. We evaluated the impact of bacterial species on BSI mortality, with adjustment …

Can we reduce negative blood cultures with clinical scores and blood markers? Results from an observational cohort study

S Laukemann, N Kasper, P Kulkarni, D Steiner… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Only a small proportion of blood cultures routinely performed in emergency department (ED)
patients is positive. Multiple clinical scores and biomarkers have previously been examined …

Comprehensive analysis of red blood cell distribution width as a preoperative prognostic predictor in gastric cancer

N Hirahara, Y Tajima, Y Fujii, S Kaji… - Anticancer …, 2019 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: The aim of the current study was to investigate the impact of the
preoperative red cell distribution width (RDW) value on the overall survival (OS) and cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Red cell distribution width and early mortality in elderly patients with severe sepsis and septic shock

S Kim, K Lee, I Kim, S Jung, MJ Kim - Clinical and experimental …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To investigate the association of red cell distribution width (RDW) with 30-day
mortality in elderly patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. Methods Patients were …

Beneficial effects of early empirical administration of appropriate antimicrobials on survival and defervescence in adults with community-onset bacteremia

CC Lee, CH Lee, CY Yang, CC Hsieh, HJ Tang, WC Ko - Critical Care, 2019 - Springer
Background Bloodstream infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality, both of
which contribute substantially to healthcare costs. The effects of early administration of …

Trend and predictors of short-term mortality of adult bacteremia at emergency departments: a 14-year cohort study of 14 625 patients

HY Chiang, TC Chen, CC Lin, LC Ho… - Open forum …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Bacteremia is a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate in critical
care and emergency settings. The current study investigated the trend of mortality and …

Comparison of severity score models based on different sepsis definitions to predict in-hospital mortality among sepsis patients in the Intensive Care Unit

T Songsangjinda, B Khwannimit - Medicina Intensiva (English Edition), 2020 - Elsevier
Objective A comparison is made of the accuracy between severity models, based on
different sepsis definitions (systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) …

Combination of machine learning algorithms with natural language processing may increase the probability of bacteremia detection in the emergency department: A …

G Ben-Haim, M Yosef, E Rowand, J Ben-Yosef… - Digital …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Prompt diagnosis of bacteremia in the emergency department (ED) is of utmost
importance. Nevertheless, the average time to first clinical laboratory finding range from 1 to …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia: Correlations between clinical, phenotypic, genotypic characteristics and mortality in a tertiary …

P San Sit, CSJ Teh, N Idris… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia is a serious infection that
can result in significant morbidity and mortality. A retrospective cohort study was conducted …

Strategies to reduce 28-day mortality in adult patients with bacteremia in the emergency department

N Laurier, A Karellis, X Xue, M Afilalo, K Weiss - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2024 - Springer
Bacteremia, a common emergency department presentation, has a high burden of mortality,
cost and morbidity. We aimed to identify areas for potential improvement in emergency …