Health Condition 1: A392- Acute meningococcemia Health Condition 2: A190- Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site Health Condition 3: A191- Acute miliary tuberculosis of multiple sites Health Condition 4: B179- Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified Health Condition 5: A499- Bacterial infection, unspecified Health Condition 6: B966- Bacteroides fragilis [B. fragilis]as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere Health Condition 7: B967- Clostridium perfringens [C. perfringens] as the c
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Intervention2: NIL: NIL
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Hari Naveen Ashok Kumar
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.All adults patients admitted into ICU from ER with suspicion of community acquired infection and started on empirical antibiotics 2.Antibiotics started within 48 hours of admission to ICU and continued for atleast 24 hours.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with indwelling catheters (central venous catheters, haemodialysis catheters, urinary catheters, chemo port, peripherally inserted central catheter, etc) prior to admission 2.History of hospitalization for more than 2 days in the preceding 30 days 3.History of Antibiotic usage in the preceding 30 days
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Concordance with current guidelines 2.Appropriateness of empirical antibiotic therapy & its effect on Mortality at 28 days Timepoint: 28 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| â?¢ Appropriateness of empirical antibiotic therapy & its effect on ventilator free days at 28-day, vasopressor free days at 28-day, renal replacement therapy free days at 28-day, length of ICU stay and length of hospital stayTimepoint: 28 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Hari Naveen Ashok Kumar
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Outcome results
None listed