Comparable Outcomes in Suspected Septic Shock: A Retrospective Study of Emergency Department Patients With and Without Bacteremia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bacteremia is commonly present in patients with septic shock. Previous studies have found mixed associations between hospital outcomes and the presence of bacteremia in this patient population.

Objectives

The primary aim of this study was to determine whether adult patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with suspected septic shock and who have bacteremia from ED-derived blood cultures have differences in outcomes. Secondary aims included the association of Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and mixed Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteremia on hospital mortality. Finally, we sought to create a model to predict bacteremia based on ED variables.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational analysis at an urban academic center over a 5-year p

SUBMITTER: Belsky JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12911937 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature