Improved efficiency in the management of newborns with infectious risk factors by the sepsis risk calculator and clinical observation

CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of a sepsis risk calculator in the management of newborns ≥35 weeks GA, ≥2000 g birthweight, without major congenital anomalies, with infectious risk factors is safe and adequate to reduce laboratory tests, blood cultures, hospital admissions, and antibiotics administration. Serial clinical observation, in addition, could be instrumental to achieve or even improve this goal.PMID:37758173 | DOI:10.1016/j.jped.2023.07.008

Source: Jornal de Pediatria - September 27, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Diego Andr és Mazabanda López Lourdes Urqu ía Martí Desiderio Reyes Su árez Marta Siguero Onrubia Moreyba Borges Luj án Ferm ín García-Muñoz Rodrigo Source Type: research