2021
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of splenic infarction in cancer patients: a retrospective, single center report of 206 cases
Bewersdorf JP, Parmar N, Israel GM, Gettinger SN, Lee AI. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of splenic infarction in cancer patients: a retrospective, single center report of 206 cases. Journal Of Thrombosis And Thrombolysis 2021, 52: 854-862. PMID: 33765243, DOI: 10.1007/s11239-021-02428-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillation/flutterSplenic infarctCancer patientsThromboembolic eventsRisk factorsHigh riskExact testMultivariable logistic regression modelYale-New Haven HospitalRetrospective cohort studyThromboembolic risk factorsUse of anticoagulationVenous thromboembolic eventsSingle-center reportsΧ2 testLow platelet countFisher's exact testNew Haven HospitalMultivariable regression modelsLow recurrence riskLogistic regression modelsPearson χ2 testAnticoagulation useClinical characteristicsCohort study
2015
The SPEED (sepsis patient evaluation in the emergency department) score
Bewersdorf J, Hautmann O, Kofink D, Khalil A, Abidin I, Loch A. The SPEED (sepsis patient evaluation in the emergency department) score. European Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 24: 170-175. PMID: 26524675, PMCID: PMC5417572, DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptic patientsEmergency Department Sepsis scoreSevere inflammatory response syndromeScoring systemImmune-suppressed stateMortality rateInflammatory response syndromeArea under the curveStratify mortality riskReceiver operating characteristic curveHospital mortality rateSystolic blood pressureEmergency departmentMortality riskAdmission diagnosisPrognostic factorsResponse syndromePrimary outcomeSepsis scoreLaboratory valuesSource of infectionPatient characteristicsStudy populationSpeed scoresBlood pressure