The comparative ability of commonly used disease severity scores to predict death or a requirement for ICU care in patients hospitalised with possible sepsis in Yangon, Myanmar

The comparative ability of commonly used disease severity scores to predict death or a requirement for ICU care in patients hospitalised with possible sepsis in Yangon, Myanmar

Objectives: To determine the comparative prognostic utility of commonly used disease prediction scores in adults with presumed community-acquired sepsis in a resource-limited tropical setting. Methods: This prospective, observational study was performed on the medical ward of a tertiary-referral hos...

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Main Authors: Mar Mar Minn, Ne Myo Aung, De Zin Kyaw, Thet Tun Zaw, Pyae Nyein Chann, Hnin Ei Khine, Steven McLoughlin, Anthony D. Kelleher, Ne Lin Tun, Thin Zar Cho Oo, Nan Phyu Sin Toe Myint, Matthew Law, Mar Mar Kyi, Josh Hanson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Sepsis
Clinical management
Tropical medicine
Myanmar
Infectious diseases
Prediction scores
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221000588

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