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Evaluation of clinical validity of the quickSOFA Score in early recognition of sepsis

Evaluation of clinical validity of the quickSOFA Score in early recognition of sepsis - SEED (SEpsis in Emergency Department )

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00012732
Enrollment
2500
Registered
2017-07-17
Start date
2017-07-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

A41 R57.2

Interventions

Group 1: All emergency patients (ESI (Emergency Severity Index) 1-3, for details see exceptions exclusion criteria) are screened for qSOFA Score (respiratory rate rate, blood pressure and mental statu

Sponsors

Notfallzentrum des Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Treatment in Universitäts-Notfallzentrum in Freiburg during investigation period - Assign to team internal medicine, neurology, urology, visceral surgery - Assign to Emergency Severity Index (ESI) category 1, 2 or 3 - Time since patient-intake in emergency department 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Assign to team trauma surgery or plastic surgery - Assign to Emergency Severity Index (ESI) category 4 or 5 - Time since patient-intake in emergency department >60min - Patient age <18 years - Intubated / mechanically ventilated patients - hospital- acquired sepsis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
- Sepsis- yes or no. Identification with discharge diagnosis (retrospective) - qSOFA Score should be measured once within the first 60 mins after triage. This measure contains three criteria: respiratory rate, blood pressure and an altered mentation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Outcome: mortality, transfer in hospital, stay at intensive care unit, medical treatment (start antibiotics), effect concomitant diseases, laboratory findings (data collection retrospective)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMonika Loritz

Notfallzentrum des Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

notfallzentrum@uniklinik-freiburg.de076127033333

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026