National Early Warning Score and New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation for Predicting In-Hospital Mortality or Transfer to the Intensive Care Unit in Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Bacterial Infections
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DOI: 10.2147/idr.s358544
Abstract: Purpose There are conflicting data regarding the role of the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) in predicting adverse outcomes in patients with infectious diseases. New-onset atrial fibrillation (NO-AF) has been suggested as a sepsis-defining… read more here.
Keywords: suspected bacterial; bacterial infections; composite endpoint; early warning ... See more keywords
Using Procalcitonin to Guide Antibiotic Escalation in Patients With Suspected Bacterial Infection: A New Application of Procalcitonin in the Intensive Care Unit
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.844134
Abstract: Background Procalcitonin (PCT) is efficient in reducing antibiotic usage without increasing complications for its sensitivity and specificity in detecting bacterial infection. However, its role in guiding antibiotic-spectrum escalation has not been studied. This study was… read more here.
Keywords: suspected bacterial; escalation; infection; antibiotic escalation ... See more keywords