Point of care lactate testing for early paediatric sepsis recognition, antimicrobial administration, and management in the Emergency Department

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Sepsis; Public Health - Health service research; Infection - Other infectious diseases; Emergency medicine - Resuscitation; Paediatric Sepsis; Emergency medicine - Other emergency care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001122640
• Lead Sponsor: Redcliffe Hospital (Redcliffe Private Practice Trust)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-10-27
• Last Update Posted: 6 November 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible for the study, parent-child dyads must meet the following criteria. Patients need to be 17 years of age or younger with signs of an infective/viral illness and meet screening criteria for potential sepsis as outlined on the QCSP. These include:

Signs of infection, inclusive of history or evidence of fever or hypothermia, in addition to

(a) Looks sick/toxic

(b) Altered behaviour or altered level of consciousness (ALOC), defined by progressive lethargy, drowsiness or obtundation, restlessness and/or agitation and irritability/apnoeas in infants.

(c) Parental/guardian/clinician concern

(d) Re-presentation with the same illness

(e) Sepsis admission <30 days

(f) Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

(g) Immunocompromised

(h) Age <3 months

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded from participation if:

(a) They present with altered Children’s Early Warning Tool scores due to trauma.

(b) They present with ALOC attributable to trauma.

(c) If consenting parents/guardians cannot read, write and/or understand English.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified