Evaluation of clinical validity of the quickSOFA Score in early recognition of sepsis

Recruiting

• Conditions: A41; R57.2; Other sepsis; Septic shock

• Registration Number: DRKS00012732
• Lead Sponsor: otfallzentrum des Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2500

Inclusion Criteria

Treatment in Universitäts-Notfallzentrum in Freiburg during investigation period
- Assign to team internal medicine, neurology, urology, visceral surgery
- Assign to Emergency Severity Index (ESI) category 1, 2 or 3
- Time since patient-intake in emergency department < 60min
- Patient age > 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

- Assign to team trauma surgery or plastic surgery
- Assign to Emergency Severity Index (ESI) category 4 or 5
- Time since patient-intake in emergency department >60min
- Patient age <18 years
- Intubated / mechanically ventilated patients
- hospital- acquired sepsis

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Sepsis- yes or no. Identification with discharge diagnosis (retrospective)<br>- qSOFA Score should be measured once within the first 60 mins after triage. This measure contains three criteria: respiratory rate, blood pressure and an altered mentation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Outcome: mortality, transfer in hospital, stay at intensive care unit, medical treatment (start antibiotics), effect concomitant diseases, laboratory findings<br>(data collection retrospective)