Strategies to reduce 28-day mortality in adult patients with bacteremia in the emergency department
We identified significant mortality predictors among emergency department patients presenting with bacteremia. Referral to an infectious disease physician is the only modifiable strategy to decrease 28-day mortality with long-term effect and should be prioritized.
Authors
- Marc Afilalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0211-3418)
- Xiaoqing Xue
- Angela Karellis
- Karl Heinz Weiss
- Noémie Laurier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1895-5179)
Institutions
- HEC Montréal (CA)
- HTC (Taiwan) (TW)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
- Cegep Edouard Montpetit (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10242-1
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- Jewish General Hospital