Arterial catheterization and in-hospital mortality in sepsis: a propensity score-matched study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the extensive use of arterial catheterization (AC), clinical effectiveness of AC to alter the outcomes among patients with sepsis and septic shock has not been evaluated. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between the use of AC and in-hospital mortality in septic patients.

Methods

Adult patients with sepsis from Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care database were screened to conduct this retrospective observational study. Propensity score matching (PSM) was employed to estimate the relationship between arterial catheterization (AC) and in-hospital mortality. Multivariable logistic regression and inverse probability of treatment weighing (IPTW) were used to validate our findings.

Results

A total of 14,509 septic patients wi

SUBMITTER: Ou Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9178844 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature