Table 4 Classification of EOS calculator’s management recommendations according to our study protocol
EOS calculator’s management recommendations | Our study protocol | |
|---|---|---|
No. 1 | No culture, no antibiotics, routine vitals | No antibiotics needed (A) |
No. 2 | No culture, no antibiotics, vitals every 4 h for 24 h | |
No. 3 | Blood culture, vitals every 4 h for 24 h | |
No. 4 | Strongly consider starting empiric antibiotics, vitals per NICU | Antibiotics needed (B) |
No. 5 | Empiric antibiotics, vitals per NICU | |