Antipsychotic medications and severe sepsis in schizophrenia: A nested case-control study.

Chun-Wei ChangWen-Yin ChenPo-Yu ChenChun-Hung PanSheng-Shiang SuShang-Ying TsaiChiao-Chicy ChenChian-Jue Kuo

Published in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2024)

Several physical illnesses and nonpsychiatric medications increase the risk of severe sepsis in patients with schizophrenia. Specifically, clozapine or quetiapine use significantly increased the risk of severe sepsis in these patients.

Keyphrases

septic shock
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
early onset
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
bipolar disorder
mental health
prognostic factors
drug induced
peritoneal dialysis