Culture negative severe sepsis
Conditions
Interventions
Case series:Nil
Sponsors
HMRF
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult (>=18 years), male or female patients with severe sepsis admitted to ICU of Prince of Wales Hospital. Sepsis will be defined according to the 1992 American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)/Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Consensus Conference criteria (i.e. sepsis with at least one organ dysfunction).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) ICU re-admission during the same hospital stay; (2) Patients (or next-of-kin) refusal of consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identication of source of pathogen in blood; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactMatthew Chan
Outcome results
None listed