Apnea, Intermittent Hypoxemia, and Bradycardia Events Predict Late-Onset Sepsis in Extremely Preterm Infants.
Sherry L KauschDouglas E LakeJuliann M Di FioreDebra E Weese-MayerNelson ClaureNamasivayam AmbalavananZachary Andrew VesoulisKaren D FairchildPhyllis A DenneryAnna Maria HibbsRichard J MartinPremananda IndicColm P TraversEduardo BancalariAaron HamvasJames S KempJohn L CarrollJ Randall MoormanBrynne Archer Sullivannull nullPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
We identified cardiorespiratory signatures of late-onset sepsis. Longer IH events were associated with increased sepsis risk but did not change temporally near diagnosis. Increases in bradycardia, apnea, and periodic breathing preceded the clinical diagnosis of sepsis.