Days Alive and Out of Hospital for Patients With Sepsis
SepsisSeptic ShockWe will perform a retrospective cohort study to assess the construct validity and performance of days alive and out of hospital at day 90 (DAOH90) in cohorts of patients with sepsis and septic shock who have been included in recent clinical trials.
A Machine Learning Predictive Model for Sepsis
SepsisTimely and accurately predicting the occurrence of sepsis and actively intervening in treatment may effectively improve the survival and cure rate of patients with sepsis. Using machine learning and natural language processing, we want to develop models to 1) identify all children with sepsis admitted to hospital and 2) stratify them to distinguish those who are at high risk of death b) How will you undertake your work? From Shanghai hospitals anf MIMIC III, we will develop a very large dataset of patient admissions for all medical conditions including sepsis from the electronic health record. This data will include both structured data such as age, gender, medications, laboratory values, co-morbidities as well as unstructured data such as discharge summaries and physician notes. Using the dataset, we will train a model through natural language processing and machine learning to be able to identify people admitted with sepsis and identify those patients who will be at high risk of death. We will test the ability of these models to determine our predictive accuracies. We will then test these models at other institutions.
The Prediction of Preeclampsia/Toxemia in Twin Pregnancy
Preeclampsia/ToxemiaThe purpose of this study is to finout whetere uterinae artery flow , PP13 and endogolin levels in the serum and kongo red in the urine can predict preeclamsia toxemia in twin pregnancies.
The Role of Angiopoietin, Tie-2, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in Sepsis-Induced...
SepsisMultiple Organ Dysfunction SyndromeThis study is designated to determine serum concentrations of inflammatory mediators Ang-1, Ang-2, Ang-1/Ang-2 ratio, and Tie-2 in patients with sepsis-induced MODS and to investigate the association among increased permeability, inflammatory mediators, and these serum mediators in development of organ failure.
Study of Biomarkers in Patients of Sepsis Complicated With Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
SepsisGastrointestinal DysfunctionTitle: Study of Biomarkers in Patients of Sepsis Complicated With Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Research center: Single-center study. Design of the research: A prospective and cohort study. Object of the research: Patients with age≥18 years those who meet the diagnostic criteria of sepsis 3.0 complicated with GI and grouped into GI group and non-GI adults as control. Sample size of the research: Not less than 30 patients in each group. Research approach: After admission to ICU, patients were assigned to the indicated groups according to the criteria. In addition, blood samples were collected within 24 hours for detecting serum levels of HO-1, PINK1, PLK1as well as oxidative stress and inflammatory markers.For those who requiring intestinal surgery as treatment, the intestinal tissue specimens are retained. Aim of the research: The find out the potential biomarkers in serum to help the diagnose and management of gastrointestinal dysfunction in septic patients. Statistical analysis: Analytical study. The estimated duration of the study#1-2 years.
EARLY-MYO-SEPSIS Registry
SepsisThe diagnosis and pathophysiology of sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction remain unknown. This registry is to evaluate characteristics of sepsis patients by multi-modalities imaging, including echocardiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in 300 patients in 5 sites. Subjects will be followed up to 2 years.
The Role of Salivary Alpha Amylase in Sepsis
SepsisCritical illness may be induced by different underlying life-threatening diseases, such as infection, sepsis, trauma, respiratory insufficiency or hypoxia and severe neurological status. The associated endocrine, nervous, metabolic and immunological changes are defined as acute stress syndrome. Salivary alpha-amylase is secreted from the salivary glands mainly in response to beta-adrenergic stimuli. Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) has gained rapid popularity as a non-invasive marker of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity.
Combination Treatment for Enterococcus Faecalis Bacteriemia Multicenter, Observational Study"
Enterococcal BacteraemiaEnterococcus Faecalis Infection2 moreProspective, multicenter, observational study on the evaluation of efficacy of appropriate monotherapy vs combination treatment for non-complicated Enterococcus faecalis bloodstream infection (EF-BSI). The aims of our study are: Primary: To compare the efficacy of appropriate monotherapy vs combination treatment for EF-BSI, according to standard of care. Secondary: To compare the impact on clinical outcome of the initial combination therapy in the subgroup of patients with enterococcal endocarditis. In this case we will evaluate only the antibiotic treatment administered before the diagnosis of endocarditis assuming that any case of endocarditis will be treated with a combination therapy. To compare the efficacy of combination treatment (vs monotherapy) in the following subgroup of patients: A. Patients with low versus high risk of endocarditis according with the "Number of positive blood cultures, Origin of the bacteremia, previous Valve disease, Auscultation of heart murmur (NOVA) score". B. Patients with metastatic septic localizations. C. Patients with catheter-related BSI. D. Patients with indwelling cardiovascular device or prosthetic valve. To validate the NOVA score as a predictor of enterococcal endocarditis in a large multicentre cohort of patients with EF-BSI. To estimate optimal duration of treatment of EF-BSI in patients without endocarditis. To evaluate the rate of 90-day development of Clostridium difficile infection. The promoting center is S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital is a 1,420-bed tertiary care University Hospital in Bologna with an average of 72,000 admissions per year. A dedicate team of Infectious Diseases (ID) specialists is active in the promoting center. Investigators of this team have already coordinated multicenter studies on infections topics. Centers from other countries will be invited to participate by email, they will be ask to fulfil an agreement form. All consecutive, unselected patients with monomicrobial EF-BSI will be screened for study inclusion. We expect to enroll about 500 patients. Period of data collection will be from september 2019 to 31th December 2020.
Procalcitonin in Diagnosis of Sepsis in Critically Ill Patient
SepsisSeverecorrelation between procalcitonin levels and the severity of sepsis and it's possibility to be used as a prognostic marker in patients with sepsis and severe sepsis
Validation of Molecular and Protein Biomarkers in Sepsis
SepsisCardiac Arrest3 moreBackground: Sepsis (blood poisoning) is a clinical syndrome characterised by a dysregulated host response to infection causing life-threatening organ dysfunction which results in admission to an intensive care unit. It typically shows an initial harmful inflammation resulting from the immune system's overreaction to a severe infection. It is a major healthcare problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. In the UK, it kills over 37,000 people/year, costing the NHS £2.5 billion a year, and is increasing in incidence. Despite extensive efforts to tackle this burden, at present, however, there are no specific and effective therapies for this illness. Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by a severe infection. When someone develops sepsis, inflammation occurs not just at the site of the infection but throughout the whole body. This widespread inflammation can be very harmful. It is known that similar responses occur in other conditions, not relating to infection. The investigators are recruiting patients with severe infections causing organ failure (also known as severe sepsis/ septicaemia and septic shock) and also patients where widespread inflammation, not related to infection, causes organ failure. In this study the investigators hope to find out whether certain groups of genetic and blood based protein markers of sepsis can forewarn the clinicians to this condition and also highlight patients who are responding well to the treatment. Although it is known that the majority of the patients suffering from sepsis will survive their ICU stay and leave the hospital alive, there is insufficient data how these patients do on a longer term, i.e. after some time at home. To date there is little information on the ability of the observed genetic and blood based protein markers to predict the functional status of the patients surviving these conditions.