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SUBMITTER: Wynn JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7007331 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wynn James L JL Polin Richard A RA
Pediatric research 20190808 1
<h4>Background</h4>An operational definition of organ dysfunction applicable to neonates that predicts mortality in the setting of infection is lacking. We determined the utility of an objective, electronic health record (EHR)-automated, neonatal sequential organ failure assessment (nSOFA) score to predict mortality from late-onset sepsis (LOS) in premature, very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.<h4>Methods</h4>Retrospective, single-center study of bacteremic preterm VLBW newborns admitted betwee ...[more]