Publications by authors named "Tristan Wood"
Hosp Pediatr
October 2022
Article Synopsis
- Risk stratification algorithms (RSAs) can help reduce antibiotic duration and hospital stay for early-onset sepsis in low- and middle-income countries, like Kenya, where these issues are prevalent.
- In a study of 262 neonates, different RSAs were compared, revealing that the CE-M RSA effectively reduced antibiotic duration by 2 days and length of stay by 4 days, while other algorithms provided less accurate risk assessments.
- The findings suggest that implementation of these algorithms could decrease hospital stay and antibiotic use, emphasizing the need for further research on RSAs combined with other interventions to manage early-onset sepsis in resource-limited settings.
