Distribution of Pathogens and Predictive Values of Biomarkers of Inflammatory Response at ICU Admission on Outcomes of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients with Bacterial Superinfections-Observations from National COVID-19 Hospital in Croatia.
Maja ĆurčićMarko TarleHani AlmahariqSonja HlebJuraj HavašMarko PražetinaHrvoje LasićEmil DolencAndrea KukočAntonija MihelčićIvan MikoAndrea RomićDanijela TipuraŽeljka DrmićMarcela ČučkovićVanja BlagajIvica LuksicJasminka PeršecAndrej ŠribarPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
The incidence of superinfections in critically ill COVID-19 patients was 55.3%, and multidrug-resistant pathogens were dominant. Elevated ferritin levels and neutrophilia at ICU admission were associated with increased ICU mortality in patients with positive LRTI.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- intensive care unit
- gram negative
- multidrug resistant
- inflammatory response
- mechanical ventilation
- emergency department
- risk factors
- coronavirus disease
- drug resistant
- antimicrobial resistance
- healthcare
- cardiovascular events
- lipopolysaccharide induced
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- quality improvement
- immune response
- metabolic syndrome
- adverse drug
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- electronic health record
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation