Comparing an Automated to a Conventional Sepsis Clinical Prediction Rule

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Sepsis

• Registration Number: NCT01505478
• Lead Sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Brief Summary

The investigators will conduct a prospective cohort study to compare an automated sepsis severity score to a conventional clinical prediction rule to risk stratify patients admitted from the emergency department (ED) with suspected infection for 28 day in-hospital mortality.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2012-01
• Study First Submitted: 2012-01-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-05
• Study First Posted: 2012-01-06
• Study Start: 2012-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• All consecutive adult (age 18 or older) Emergency Department (ED) patients during the study period that have been admitted from the ED and identified by the treating clinician to have a suspected infection at the time of ED disposition will comprise our study population.

Exclusion Criteria

• No patients will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
28 day in-hospital mortality		The primary endpoint is the AUC of a model to predict 28 day all cause in-hospital mortality. Patients discharged or transferred to another hospital before 28 days will be assumed to be alive at 28 days.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ICU Admission		The secondary endpoint is ICU admission from the ED or within 24 hours from the floor.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States