Trend and Predictors of Short-term Mortality of Adult Bacteremia at Emergency Departments: A 14-Year Cohort Study of 14 625 Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bacteremia is a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate in critical care and emergency settings. The current study investigated the trend of mortality and developed predictive models of mortality for adults with bacteremia at emergency departments (EDs).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adults with bacteremia at the ED of China Medical University Hospital. Patient data were obtained from the Clinical Research Data Repository, and mortality information was obtained from the National Death Registry. We developed a new model to predict 7-day mortality in the derivation population and compared the model performance of the new model with Pitt Bacteremia Score (PBS) and Bloodstream Infection Mortality Risk Score (BSIMRS) in the validati

SUBMITTER: Chiang HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8598924 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature