Tree-based, two-stage risk factor analysis for postoperative sepsis based on Sepsis-3 criteria in elderly patients: A retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Xiaorong Peng (Author), Chaojin Chen (Author), Jingjing Chen (Author), Yanlin Wang (Author), Duo Yang (Author), Chuzhou Ma (Author), Zifeng Liu (Author), Shaoli Zhou (Author), Ziqing Hei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundSepsis remains the leading cause of postoperative death in elderly patients and is defined as organ dysfunction with proven or suspected infection according to Sepsis-3 criteria. To better avoid potential non-linear associations between the risk factors, we firstly used a tree-based analyt...