Health Condition 1: R652- Severe sepsis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All sepsis patients aged more than 18 years admitted to ICU expected to have ICU stay of at least 4 days were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with History of wound, skin lesion, surgery, and/or radiation therapy in the temporalis region, 2) Cervical spine injury, burn , malignancy 3) Patients with history of muscular dystrophy;CKD on dialysis, steroids more than 3 months 4) Patients planned discharge within 4 days.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ICU mortalityTimepoint: 28 day | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Readmission to icuTimepoint: within 72 hours of discharge;Prolonged length of stay in icuTimepoint: more than 14 days;Hospital acquired infectionTimepoint: More than 48 hrs of admission | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL ,MANIPAL