Clinical and vital sign changes associated with late-onset sepsis in very low birth weight infants at 3 NICUs.
Sullivan BA, Nagraj VP, Berry KL, Fleiss N, Rambhia A, Kumar R, Wallman-Stokes A, Vesoulis ZA, Sahni R, Ratcliffe S, Lake DE, Moorman JR, Fairchild KD. Clinical and vital sign changes associated with late-onset sepsis in very low birth weight infants at 3 NICUs. Journal Of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 2021, 14: 553-561. PMID: 33523025, PMCID: PMC8316489, DOI: 10.3233/npm-200578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-onset sepsisLow birth weight infantsBirth weight infantsClinical signsWeight infantsHeart rateBaseline risk factorsVital sign changesNon-infectious conditionsAbnormal CBCFirst sepsisAbdominal distensionVLBW infantsCentral cathetersMechanical ventilationPremature infantsPostnatal ageBaseline variablesClinician documentationRisk factorsClinical changesSepsisInfantsVital signsLogistic regression