Long-term prognosis risk prediction

Jacobs DR, Jr, Kroenke C, Crow R et al. PREDICT a simple risk score for clinical severity and long-term prognosis after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina the Minnesota heart survey. Circulation 1999 100(6) 599-607. 

Catheter infections in recipients of parenteral nutrition are of particular concern in children and can result in line removal, deep vein thrombosis, or an increased risk of hver disease. The incidence of catheter-related infections in 47 children receiving long-term parenteral nutrition has been studied retrospectively, one goal being to identify potential risk factors (35). The children had 125 catheters and 207 catheter-years. The average infection rate was 2.1/1000 parenteral nutrition days. The only factor identified was that early onset of infection after starting parenteral nutrition appeared to predict a poor prognosis. 

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