Journal article
Development and validation of a screening tool for early identification of bloodstream infection in acute burn injury patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Standard diagnostic criteria are not useful for identifying bloodstream infection in patients with an acute burn injury patients. The study objective was to develop and validate a tool using common laboratory, clinical, and patient parameters for early identification of bloodstream infection after acute burn injury (within 10 days after a burn).
METHODS: We retrospectively and prospectively reviewed for tool development the hospital …
Authors
Walker SAN; Cooper A; Peragine C; Elligsen M; Jeschke MG
Journal
Surgery, Vol. 170, No. 2, pp. 525–531
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.surg.2021.02.034
ISSN
0039-6060