Predictive performance of comorbidity for 30-day and 1-year mortality in patients with bloodstream infection visiting the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study

ObjectivesTo investigate whether the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) predicted short-term and long-term mortality in patients with a bloodstream infection visiting the emergency department (ED) and compare it to the often-validated National Early Warning Score (NEWS).DesignA retrospective cohort st...

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Published in:	BMJ open Vol. 12; no. 4; p. e057196
Main Authors:	Schuttevaer, Romy, Boogers, William, Brink, Anniek, van Dijk, Willian, de Steenwinkel, Jurriaan, Schuit, Stephanie, Verbon, Annelies, Lingsma, Hester, Alsma, Jelmer
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 06.04.2022 BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group
Series:	Original research
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adult Age AIDS Area Under Curve BACTERIOLOGY Clinical medicine Cohort analysis Comorbidity Connective tissue diseases Dementia Diabetes Emergency Service, Hospital Epidemiology Heart attacks Heart failure HIV Hospital Mortality Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Hypertension Infections Infectious Diseases INTERNAL MEDICINE Ischemia Kidney diseases Leukemia Liver diseases Lymphoma Metastasis MICROBIOLOGY Mortality Patients Retrospective Studies Sepsis Transient ischemic attack Ulcers Vital signs BACTERIOLOGY INFECTIOUS DISEASES MICROBIOLOGY Epidemiology INTERNAL MEDICINE
ISSN:	2044-6055, 2044-6055
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