Simple Blood Test Indicating Sepsis Relapse: A Case Report.
Autor: | Wójcik B; Department of Clinical Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Krakow, POL., Superata J; Department of Clinical Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Krakow, POL., Szyguła Z; Department of Sports Medicine and Human Nutrition, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Krakow, POL. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Oct 17; Vol. 15 (10), pp. e47199. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 17 (Print Publication: 2023). |
DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.47199 |
Abstrakt: | Delays in the diagnosis and management of sepsis are associated with higher mortality. Moreover, routine blood tests performed just before hospital discharge are still insufficient for sepsis survivors. In this report, for the first time, dramatic hematological changes found in the blood of a sepsis survivor are described. The pictorial information from microscope images associated with an appropriate set of multiparameter laboratory test results enabled for prediction of sepsis relapse four days before its clinical recognition. Thus, the role of this case report is to encourage medical practitioners to introduce (or re-introduce) blood smears as the helpful adjunctive extension of routine blood testing, especially when sepsis is suspected. Competing Interests: The authors have declared financial relationships, which are detailed in the next section. (Copyright © 2023, Wójcik et al.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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