DETERMINING SOME FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SEPSIS IN CELLITIS PATIENTS RECEIVING EMERGENCY TREATMENT AT BACH MAI HOSPITAL

Hữu Thông Trần , Trung Thu Lương , Tuấn Đạt Nguyễn

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Target: Identify some factors related to sepsis in cellulitis patients treated for emergency treatment at Bach Mai hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional retrospective study analyzed the medical records of a total of 76 cellulitis patients treated at Bach Mai hospital from July 2022 to July 2023. Results: 76 cellulitis patients with a mean age of 60 years, 72.4% were men, 56.6% of patients were diagnosed with sepsis. There was a statistically significant relationship between the incidence of sepsis in cellulitis patients and some factors including blood lactate index (OR = 7.7; 95% CI: 1.7-35.7) (p < 0.01), CRPhs index (OR = 17.6; 95% CI: 1.5-202, 3) (p = 0.02), prehospital treatment (OR = 6.1; 95% CI: 1.2-30.2) (p = 0.03) and treatment change (OR = 20 .3; 95% CI: 3.2-131.0) (p < 0.01). Conclusion: Cellulitis is a common disease in the emergency units, and initial treatment affects the treatment outcome. Factors related to sepsis in patients with cellulitis help us predict the patient's prognosis.

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