Performance Characteristics of Sepsis Screening Tools During Antepartum and Postpartum Admissions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the performance characteristics of existing screening tools for the prediction of sepsis during antepartum and postpartum readmissions.

Methods

This was a case-control study using electronic health record data obtained between 2016 and 2021 from 67 hospitals for antepartum sepsis admissions and 71 hospitals for postpartum readmissions up to 42 days. Patients in the sepsis case group were matched in a 1:4 ratio to a comparison cohort of patients without sepsis admitted antepartum or postpartum. The following screening criteria were evaluated: the CMQCC (California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative) initial sepsis screen, the non-pregnancy-adjusted SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), the MEWC (Maternal Early Warning Criteria), UKOSS (United

SUBMITTER: Bauer ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922108 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature