Outcomes and factors associated with occult septic shock in emergency department patients with soft tissue Infection

Conclusions: 13% of the patients with SSTI developed OSS. Patients with OSS had elevated serum lactate concentration and higher SOFA score than those with NSS. Increased SOFA score is a predictor for the development of OSS.

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Source: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock - September 28, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Laura Marie Tiffany Quincy K Tran Maie Abdel-Wahab Austin Widjaja Aya Aligabi Fernando Albelo Samantha Asunci & #243;n Dominique Gelmann Daniel J Haase Sharon Henry Evan Leibner Lucas Sjeklocha Source Type: research