High pediatric sequential organ failure assessment (pSOFA) score may predict hospital mortality in emergency department setting
1. In a large cohort study, children presenting to emergency departments with a score of 2 or higher on the ...
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Melioidosis outbreak is associated with imported aromatherapy spray
1. Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is rarely diagnosed in the US, and patients with melioidosis usually report travel to ...
Use of different sepsis scoring systems to predict mortality in bacteremic patients
1. Shapiro criteria and qSOFA scores significantly predicted sepsis-related mortality in bacteremic patients. 2. Model performance measures did not strongly ...
Perinatal outcomes among patients with sepsis during pregnancy
1. Pregnancies with antepartum sepsis were associated with placental dysfunctions 2. Increased antenatal surveillance to avoid sepsis during pregnancy may ...
Hospital admission rates for non-COVID-19 diseases have decreased since start of pandemic in Denmark
1. Retrospective analysis of hospital records showed decreased hospital admission rates for non-COVID-19 diseases in Denmark since the first lockdown. ...
External validation shows Epic Sepsis Model is a poor predictor of sepsis in hospitalized patients
1. This external validation study suggests that the Epic Sepsis Model, a proprietary sepsis prediction algorithm, was a poor predictor ...
Overestimation of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores in Black populations may lead to deprioritization during public health emergencies
1. Black patients demonstrated lower in-hospital mortality than White patients with equivalent Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores. 2. This ...
Net fluid balance not associated with hospital readmission rates among sepsis patients
1. There was no association found between positive fluid balance at the time of discharge and readmission at 30 days ...
#VisualAbstract: Docetaxel, cisplatin, and cetuximab regimen is a safe alternative for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
Click to read the study in The Lancet Oncology.