Predicting bacteremia based on nurse-assessed food consumption and shaking chill at the time of blood culture: prospective cohort study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Patients who underwent blood cultures.
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000013866
- Lead Sponsor
- Juntendo University Nerima Hospita
- Brief Summary
For patients who undergo blood culture study, 1) if the patients have enough consumption of food, low possibility of bacteremia. 2) if the patients have shaking chill, high possibility of bacteremia.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 580
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with anorexia-inducing conditions, such as gastrointestinal disease and those who were receiving chemotherapy for malignancy, were excluded. We also excluded patients who were not allowed to eat a regular diet.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method