Open AccessClinical Features and Etiology of Musculoskeletal Infection with or without Sepsis in the Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Juan Zhang,
Xiangmin Li,
Guoqing Huang,
Aiming Wang,
Fangjie Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s321662
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , procalcitonin , etiology , emergency department , odds ratio , gastroenterology , psychiatry
Musculoskeletal infection (MSKI) is a common reason to seek medical care in the emergency department (ED). We aimed to determine the clinical characteristics and etiology of patients with MSKI in our ED, the characteristics of MSKI with sepsis, and the predictors of death in sepsis patients.