Comparison of SIRS criteria and qSOFA score for identifying sepsis in the Emergency Department
Completed
- Conditions
- sepsis
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23850
- Lead Sponsor
- none
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 750
Inclusion Criteria
* patients aged 18 years and older visiting the ED in Amphia Hospital, Breda or the ED in Maxima Medical Hospital, Veldhoven between 2018-01-01 and 2018-03-03
* =2 of the SIRS criteria or =2 of the qSOFA score who visited the ED with a suspected infection or sepsis
* were triaged at level U1, U2 or U3 by the NTS
* visited the ED for internal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal or urology medicine
Exclusion Criteria
* patients aged under 18 years old
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The aim of our study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of SIRS criteria and qSOFA score in identifying sepsis in undifferentiated patients at the ED. to investigate the predictive value regarding patient outcomes like in-hospital mortality and ICU admission.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The predictive value regarding patient outcomes like in-hospital mortality and ICU admission.