Sepsis (sepsis-3 criteria)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients are eligible for this study if they meet the following criteria. 1) They are older than 16 years. 2) They fulfill the Sepsis-3 criteria, i.e., have a proven or suspected infection and an acute increase of 2 or more points in SOFA score. 3) They are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). If the infection is combined with other diseases during ICU treatment, and the Sepsis-3 criteria are met, only the first infectious complication is targeted.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with cardiopulmonary arrest on hospital arrival 2) Patients who do not want sustained end-of-life care 3) Patients deemed ineligible as study participants by the research director 4) Patients transferred from other hospitals
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In-hospital mortality | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Illness severity indicated by SOFA and APACHE II score at the time of registration. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Japanese Association for Acute Medicine Special committee on multi institutional joint research