Infection
Conditions
Brief summary
Gold standard diagnostic criteria for diagnosing acute infection in older adult patients in the Emergency Department do not currently exist. These patients often have atypical presentations which can complicate diagnosis and treatment. The development of an antimicrobial stewardship program for Emergency Department older adult patients can ultimately improve the accuracy of diagnosis and correct antimicrobial prescribing. This research study involves data collection from enrolled subjects and treating physicians. The data will be collected using a patient interview which will be answered directly by the patient or caregiver. Additional surveys will be administered to the Emergency Department treating physician and subsequent physician. Additional data will be abstracted from the Emergency Department chart and from additional charts that often accompanies the patient to the Emergency Department. A physician adjudication process will occur if there is disagreement in diagnosis between the treating Emergency Department physician and succeeding physician.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Jeffrey Caterino
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 65 years of age
Exclusion criteria
* Patient incarcerated * Chief complaint of suicidal or homicidal ideation * Patient primarily evaluated by the trauma team
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence of infection while in the Emergency Department | participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 days. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed