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

Redcliffe Hospital (Redcliffe Private Practice Trust)0 个研究点目标入组 42 人开始时间: 2023年10月27日最近更新: 2023年11月6日

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•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

•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.

发起方

Redcliffe Hospital (Redcliffe Private Practice Trust)