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SUBMITTER: Jentzer JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244298 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jentzer Jacob C JC Wiley Brandon B Bennett Courtney C Murphree Dennis H DH Keegan Mark T MT Gajic Ognjen O Kashani Kianoush B KB Barsness Gregory W GW
Clinical cardiology 20200130 5
<h4>Background</h4>Noncardiac organ failure has been associated with worse outcomes among a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) population.<h4>Hypothesis</h4>We hypothesized that early organ failure based on the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score would be associated with mortality in CICU patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Adult CICU patients from 2007 to 2015 were reviewed. Organ failure was defined as any SOFA organ subscore ≥3 on the first CICU day. Organ failure was evaluated as a predict ...[more]