ArticleJournal of translational medicine2025
Concerns regarding sepsis identification using ICD codes in MIMIC-IV based research.
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- The geriatric nutritional risk index predicts short-term mortality in older patients with urosepsis: a retrospective cohort study with external validation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Red cell distribution width to albumin ratio predicts short-term mortality in urosepsis: a dual-cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The lactate-to-albumin ratio as a potential biomarker for short-term mortality risk in critically ill patients with urosepsis: a retrospective study with dual-cohort validation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The relationship between improved elderly nutritional risk index and short-term all-cause mortality in patients with urinary sepsis: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
In the article "Comparison of rhythm and rate control medications for new-onset atrial fibrillation in septic patients: MIMIC-IV database analysis", Weng et al. used ICD-9/ICD-10 codes to define sepsis. However, we suggest that using the Sepsis-3.0 criteria, which incorporates SOFA scoring and infection evidence, would provide a more accurate diagnosis. The MIMIC-IV database offers a derived table based on Sepsis-3.0, which could improve cohort definition and enhance the study's clinical relevance. We recommend that future research adopt Sepsis-3.0 or perform sensitivity analyses to improve result robustness.
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