Early detection of sepsis : a randomized clinical trial.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign, sepsis guidelines, Early Goal Directed Therapy, severe sepsis and septic shock, screening for sepsis.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 450
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients admitted between Januari 1, 2009 - March 1, 2010;
2. Adult patients admitted on the surgical intensive care unit (at least 18 years of age);
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients admitted on the SICU with sepsis;
2. Expected length of SICU stay less than 48 hours.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Differences in time of detection of possible sepsis, differences in time of the first lactate level-test and differences in time of the first resuscitation bundle were registered in both groups.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of septic patients in both groups.<br>Duration of inotropic therapy ( hours) in both groups. <br /><br>Duration of mechanical ventilation ( hours) in both groups.<br>