Pre-hospital treatment of sepsis: reduction in mortality in severe sepsis.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- sepsis10004018
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON38203
- Lead Sponsor
- Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 2200
Inclusion Criteria
1) In the history signs of an infection.
2) Two of the following criteria:
- Respitory Rate of > 20/min
- Heart rate of > 90/min
- A body temperature of > 38 degrees celsius or < 36 degrees celsius
3) Lactate in veneus blood higher or equal to 2,5 mmol/lt
Exclusion Criteria
1) Allergy for beta-lactam.
2) Age <18 jr.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The reduction of mortality in patients with severe sepsis.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Prehospital treatment related to the organism, co-morbidity, co-medications,<br /><br>gender, age.<br /><br><br /><br>Comparison of the intervention group and control group with APACHE/NICE score.</p><br>