Predictors of 28-day mortality in melioidosis patients presenting to an emergency department: a retrospective cohort study from South India.

S NisargPraveen Kumar TirlangiPrithvishree RavindraRachana BhatSachin Nayak SujirSai Deepak AlliSoumi ChowdhuryVenkat Abhiram EarnyManish SonejaChiranjay Mukhopadhyay

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2024)

Vasopressor requirement and low albumin levels at presentation in the emergency department are independent predictors of mortality. There is a need to create awareness among primary care physicians to enable early diagnosis and prompt initiation of treatment.

Keyphrases

emergency department
primary care
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
risk factors
case report
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
patient reported
smoking cessation
replacement therapy