Association between systemic immune-inflammation index and ICU-acquired infection in critically Ill patients without infection: a competing risks analysis from a retrospective cohort
Yulian Ren, Lizhong Jing, Dongqing Hu, Lu Li, Tian Liu, Xianqing Meng, Xiao Ji · 2026
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Yulian Ren and co-authors test a blood index as a warning sign for infections caught in intensive care in a 2026 study. Infections picked up in the unit are a leading cause of harm and death there. The index combines three blood cell counts into one number that reflects immune stress and inflammation.
Using a large public intensive care database, the team studied adults who arrived without suspected infection. The index was computed from the first day's counts, and new infections after forty-eight hours were the outcome. Their analysis weighs death as a competing event that can mask infection risk. A cheap early index could focus prevention on the highest-risk patients.
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| CREATOR | Yulian Ren, Lizhong Jing, Dongqing Hu, Lu Li, Tian Liu, Xianqing Meng, Xiao Ji |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |