Impact of Physician Characteristics on Late-Onset Sepsis (LOS) Evaluation in the NICU.

Harshkumar R Patel, Blaine Traylor, Mohamed Farooq Ahamed, Ginger Darling, Albert Botchway, Beau J Batton, Venkata Sasidhar Majjiga

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Harshkumar R PatelDepartment of Pediatrics, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-7146-7636

Blaine TraylorSIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.

Mohamed Farooq AhamedDepartment of Pediatrics, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2618-7016

Ginger DarlingDepartment of Pediatrics, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-2063-0507

Albert BotchwayCenter for Clinical Research, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62702, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4144-8314

Beau J BattonDepartment of Pediatrics, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7611-7238

Venkata Sasidhar MajjigaDepartment of Pediatrics, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0106-5255

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Abstract

The threshold for a late-onset sepsis (LOS) evaluation varies considerably across NICUs. This unexplained variability is probably related in part to physician bias regarding when sepsis should be "ruled out". The aim of this study is to determine if physician characteristics (race, gender, immigration status, years of experience and academic rank) effect LOS evaluation in the NICU. This study includes a retrospective chart review of all Level III NICU infants who had a LOS evaluation over 54 months. Physician characteristics were compared between positive and negative blood culture groups and whether CBC and CRP were obtained at LOS evaluations. There were 341 LOS evaluations performed during the study period. Two patients were excluded due to a contaminant. Patients in this study had a birth weight of [median (Q1, Q3)]+ 992 (720, 1820) grams and birth gestation of [median (Q1, Q3)] 27

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late-onset sepsislate-onset sepsis screeningneonatal sepsisphysician biasphysician characteristics

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PMID38667607

DOI10.3390/healthcare12080845

PMCPMC11050479

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