Sepsis, Septic Shock
Conditions
Keywords
Adult patients, Probabilistic antibiotic therapy to be initiated
Brief summary
Anti-infective strategy is a major public health problem. This is a before-and-after study of an anti-infectious prescription tool with a comparison of mortality at 30 days (then 3 and 6 months) between the two inclusion phases of 6 months each.
Interventions
DEVICEAnti-infectious prescription support tool
implementation of a pocket notebook with current anti-infectious recommendations in the emergency department Patients were kept under surveillance for at least one hour before discharge. Patients were discharged home with a 7 day supply of acetaminophen 1000 mg orally every 6 h, ketoprofen 100 mg, orally twice a day, and muscle relaxant as needed. Patients were instructed to take tramadol 50 mg, orally every 6h as needed for low back pain, in case of insufficient relief.
Sponsors
University Hospital, Montpellier
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Major patients * Sepsis or septic shock * Oral consent
Exclusion criteria
* minor patients * death before antibiotherapy * care limitations * pre-hospital antibiotherapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers of patient 30-day mortality | 30 day | patient survival at 30 days |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers of patient 90-day mortality | 90 days | patient survival at 90 days |
| Numbers of patient 6 months mortality | 6 months | patient survival at 6 months |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed