Assessing the Relationship between Glasgow Coma Scale Scores and MS Documentation in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients with Suspected Infection

Sepsis leads to physiologic shock, organ dysfunction and death. Mental status (MS) changes are known indicators of sepsis, so clinical criteria that measure awareness and mentation have been incorporated in sepsis screening tools such as the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA). To evaluate the utility of GCS as a MS assessment tool, we examined the relationship between GCS scores and MS clinical record documentation in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (aHCT) recipients with suspected infections (SI).
Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: 114 Source Type: research