Blood Gas Analysis Results and Serum Lactate Levels in Patients with Psychogenic Hyperventilation and Urinary Tract Infection with Suspected Sepsis: A Retrospective Comparative Study.

ABSTRACT: Objective The prognosis differs considerably between patients with psychogenic hyperventilation syndrome (HVS) and those with urinary tract infection (UTI)-associated sepsis; however, the nonspecific symptoms and signs make the diagnosis and management difficult. We herein report the utility of a blood gas analysis for distinguishing HVS from UTI with suspected sepsis. Methods This single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted in a tertiary-care hospital in Japan. Patients ≥18 years old with a quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score ≥2 and HVS or UTIs were included. The results of an arterial blood gas (ABG) or venous blood gas (VBG) analysis of the two groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. We used a receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analy

SUBMITTER: Urushidani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9259313 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature