Prognostic Value of the Time-to-Positivity in Blood Cultures from Septic Shock Patients with Bacteremia Receiving Protocol-Driven Resuscitation Bundle Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: To evaluate the prognostic value of the time-to-positivity in patients with culture-positive septic shock. Retrospective study using a prospective data registry was performed at the emergency department of a tertiary hospital. Consecutive adult patients with septic shock (N = 2499) were enrolled between 2014 and 2018. Bacteremia was defined using blood cultures, and viral and fungal pathogens were excluded. The primary outcome was the 28-day mortality. In 803 (46.7%) septic shock patients with bacteremia, median TTP was 10.1 h. The most prevalent isolated bacterial pathogens were Escherichia coli (40.8%) and Klebsiella (23.4%). Although the TTP correlated with a higher sequential organ failure assessment score (Spearman's rho = -0.12, p < 0.01), it showed no significant difference between

SUBMITTER: Bae HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8228862 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature