4 results match your criteria: "Australian Institute of Health Innovation Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales Australia.[Affiliation]"
Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with sepsis identified by the Sepsis-3 criteria by blood and urine culture results: A multicentre retrospective cohort study.
Health Sci Rep
June 2024
Australian Institute of Health Innovation Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales Australia.
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates the clinical characteristics and outcomes of sepsis patients based on the results of their blood and urine cultures, focusing on identifying factors leading to positive cultures.
- Among 4109 sepsis patient encounters in Australia, a variety of culture results were noted, with nonbacteremic urine culture-negative patients showing the highest prevalence and bacteremic patients encountering worse clinical outcomes, particularly in ICU admissions and hospital stays.
- The findings emphasize the importance of timely culture sample collection prior to antibiotic treatment to improve patient outcomes, especially for those with nongenitourinary infections.
A computable biomedical knowledge object for calculating in-hospital mortality for patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction.
Learn Health Syst
October 2023
Evidentli Sydney New South Wales Australia.
Introduction: Quality indicators play an essential role in a learning health system. They help healthcare providers to monitor the quality and safety of care delivered and to identify areas for improvement. Clinical quality indicators, therefore, need to be based on real world data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCombining C-reactive protein and quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) to improve prognostic accuracy for sepsis and mortality in adult inpatients: A systematic review.
Health Sci Rep
April 2023
Australian Institute of Health Innovation Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales Australia.
Background And Aims: Infections are common in hospitals, and if mismanaged can develop into sepsis, a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. This study aimed to examine whether combining C-reactive protein (CRP) with the quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) improves its accuracy for predicting mortality and sepsis in adult inpatients.
Methods: PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, CINAHL, Open Grey, Grey Literature Report, and the Clinical Trials registry were searched using CRP and qSOFA search terms.
Background Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) include pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, and resynchronization therapy. This study aimed to assess CIED implantation and outcomes by sex and indication. Methods and Results This was a retrospective cohort study of adults with cardiovascular hospitalizations in New South Wales, Australia (2008 to 2018).
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