Modifiable healthcare factors affecting 28-day survival in bloodstream infection: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bloodstream infection is common in the UK and has significant mortality depending on the pathogen involved, site of infection and other patient factors. Healthcare staffing and ward activity may also impact on outcomes in a range of conditions, however there is little specific National Health Service (NHS) data on the impact for patients with bloodstream infection. Bloodstream Infections - Focus on Outcomes is a multicentre cohort study with the primary aim of identifying modifiable risk factors for 28-day mortality in patients with bloodstream infection due to one of six key pathogens.

Methods

Adults under the care of five NHS Trusts in England and Wales between November 2010 and May 2012 were included. Multivariable Cox regression was used to quantify the associ

SUBMITTER: Evans RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7382856 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature