Improving neonatal outcome by studying the incidence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization among pregnant women: A prospective observational study by Priyank Rajan, Mukesh Sanklecha, Saloni Gandhi, Kaushal Soni, Mayur Wanjari, Gaurav Mittal

“…Aims and Objectives: Group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization during pregnancy can lead to invasive infections in neonates including meningitis or sepsis. The major risk factor for neonatal disease is the rectovaginal colonization of GBS during pregnancy and delivery. …”
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Step-by-step causal analysis of EHRs to ground decision-making. by Matthieu Doutreligne, Tristan Struja, Judith Abecassis, Claire Morgand, Leo Anthony Celi, Gaël Varoquaux

“…We propose and illustrate a framework for causal inference estimating the effect of albumin on mortality in sepsis using an Intensive Care database (MIMIC-IV) and comparing various sensitivity analyses to results from RCTs as gold-standard. …”
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A Retrospective Observational Cohort Analysis of Oncology Patients with Febrile Neutropenia in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman by Badar Al-Aamri, Aisha AL Breiki, Darpanarayan Hazra, Talib Al-Aamri, Manar Al-Shehi

“…Complications were more frequent in high-risk patients, including sepsis-induced hypotension in 6.3% of low-risk patients and 43.9% of high-risk patients. …”
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The Effect of Cord Blood Vitamin D Level on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Other Neonatal Morbidities in Preterm Infants by Elif Koc, Fatih Bolat, Meric Kaymak Cihan

“… OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the relationship between cord 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and bronchopulmonary dysplasia and other neonatal morbidities (sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, patent ductus arteriosus, respiratory distress syndrome, retinopathy of prematurity) in preterm neonates. …”
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Fifteen Percent Thermal Burn Injury Developing Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Rupak Chatterjee, Debanjan Mandal, Arnab Mondal, Rupnarayan Bhattacharya, Shatavisa Mukherjee

“…Although many medical and surgical illnesses are implicated for development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), few diseases contribute predominantly as etiology. Pneumonia and sepsis are the most common causes followed in incidence by aspiration of gastric contents, trauma, multiple transfusions, and drug overdose. …”
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Surgery for diverticular peritonitis by Savvas Papagrigoriadis, Savvas Papagrigoriadis, Anestis Charalampopoulos

“…The significance of prompt management of sepsis is discussed. The surgical options for Hinchey III and Hinchey IV peritonitis are discussed with presentation of the supporting literature. …”
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Abnormal Expression of Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Surface Markers in Retinopathy of Prematurity Patients by Guo R, Cheng F, Meng XJ, Fan JM, Lu YL, Ma XH, Qiao X, Li JH

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified gestational age below 28 weeks, birth weight less than 1,000 g, and neonatal sepsis as independent risk factors for severe ROP. …”
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La prévention anti infectieuse au cours des greffes de cellules souches hématopoïétiques by Mohammed Amine Bekadja

“…Ces infections, en particulier les sepsis ou les infections fongiques, telles que les aspergilloses in­vasives,sont responsables d’un taux élevé de décès durant les phases d’aplasie post conditionnement, en particulier myéloablatif. …”
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Combining Ultrasound-Guided Popliteal Sciatic and Adductor Canal Block as a Lifesaver for High-Risk Patients Scheduled for Emergency Below Knee Surgery: A Case Series by Vijayalaxmi Biradar, Shweta Konnur, Abhay Sancheti

“… High risk patients with multiple comorbidities, sepsis, poor cardiopulmonary reserve when posted for emergency below knee surgeries definitely pose challenges in terms of Anaesthesia. …”
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Liver and spleen elastography in diagnosis of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: pilot study by M. Yu. Nadinskaya, Ye. O. Liusina, Ch. S. Pavlov

“…Following causes for PVT were established: systemic factors - myeloproliferative diseases, G20210A prothrombin gene mutation, and local factors: complications after pancreatobiliary surgery, omphalitis and neonatal umbilical sepsis. Nine patients, 1 to 2 years prior to hospitalization, were previously misclassified as «cryptogenic liver cirrhosis» in various medical institutions. …”
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Unraveling multimodality of digital health records by comparing mortality trajectories of diagnoses of diseases from over 12 million patients. by Hyojung Paik

“…Interestingly, owing to the collection of hospital records, the modeled mortality trajectories derived from the USSID converged towards sepsis. Although a substantial sequence of diagnostic processes is shared between USSID and NISK, the multimodality of these two datasets highlights different diagnoses preceded by fatal outcomes. …”
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Incidence of Rod Shaped Gramnegative Hospital Acquired Bacterial Infection and Antibiotic Resistance: A Retrospective Based Population Study by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…The most common bacteria separatedd from wound and sepsis were Pseudomonas aeruginosa 91.91%. Individual pathogens’ incidence differ significantly between location of infection p<0.001. …”
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The Post-Discharge Growth of Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants by Tuba Ozdemir, Abdullah Baris Akcan, Munevver Kaynak Turkmen

“…It was noted in the study that bronchopulmonary dysplasia, proven sepsis, respiratory distress syndrome, steroid treatment for more than three days, patent ductus arteriosus, and ibuprofen treatment seemed to affect somatic growth negatively. …”
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Symptoms in Pregnancy and Maternal and Neonatal Complications Due to COVID-19: A Systematic Review by Sepideh Miraj, Azadeh Asgarian, Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi, Maryam Derakhshani

“…Neonatal ICU admission, newborn death, neonatal sepsis, low birth weight and respiratory distress syndrome, tachypnoea, asphyxia and pneumothorax were the most common outcomes of COVID-19 infection in offspring of pregnant subjects. …”
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A rare neurosurgical emergency: case report of spontaneous lumbar subdural empyema by Svetozar Stanković, Milan Lepić, Ivan Bogićević, Jadranka Stanković, Goran Pavlicević

“…The patient’s condition deteriorated, developing severe radicular pain, high-grade fever, and signs of sepsis within seven days. Laboratory tests showed elevated inflammatory markers. …”
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Patient with Jaundice, Dyspnea and Hyperferritinemia after COVID-19 by V. R. Grechishnikova, P. E. Tkachenko, M. S. Zharkova, T. P. Nekrasova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The possibility of hemophagocytic syndrome development should be considered, including cases of overlap syndrome with sepsis, in patients with unresolved jaundice, hyperferritinemia after coronavirus infection. …”
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Helicobacter pylori promotes intestinal flora imbalance and hepatic metabolic disorders under arsenic stress by Linmin Zhong, Qiling Yang, Yiming Shao, Shanwen Hu, Lianxian Guo

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Acute kidney injury and outcomes in hospitalized children with autoimmune rheumatic disease by Chien-Hung Lin, Wen-Sheng Liu, Chuan Wan, Hsin-Hui Wang

“…Children with SSc had increased risks of infection/pneumonia (aOR = 2.51, 95% CI: 1.84–3.41) and sepsis (aOR = 2.13, 95% CI: 1.26–3.58). Conclusions Children with ARDs, especially those with ANCA-associated vasculitis and SLE, face elevated risks of AKI and dialysis. …”
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A decade-long overview of adverse events in a tertiary surgical service in South Africa by H Wain, D L Clarke, S Wall

“…Pathology-related adverse events contributed 21.4% of the total, of which wound sepsis (29.5%), anastomotic leak (15.1%) and nosocomial pneumonia (14.4%) were the most common. …”
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Using the modified frailty index as a predictor of complications in adults undergoing transforaminal interbody lumbar fusion by Momin M. Mohis, Simon G. Ammanuel, Cuong P. Luu, James A. Stadler

“…Rates of superficial and deep surgical site infection, organ space infection, wound dehiscence, reintubation, renal insufficiency, urinary tract infection, stroke, cardiac arrest, DVT, sepsis, and septic shock were not significantly different. …”
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