Association Between Early Arterial Catheterization and Prognosis in Patients with Septic Shock: A Retrospective Propensity Score Analysis

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Retrospective analysis shows early arterial catheterization reduces mortality in septic shock patients, indicating its critical role in management.

Early arterial catheterization significantly reduced 28-day mortality in septic shock patients.
After propensity score matching, mortality rates were 26.1% for catheterized patients compared to 43.9% without.
The analysis utilized data from 6,485 patients, employing robust statistical techniques to evaluate outcomes.
Findings suggest that optimal catheterization timing may improve patient prognosis and lower ICU stay.

Jiang et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Retrospective analysis shows early arterial catheterization reduces mortality in septic shock patients, indicating its critical role in management.