Comparison of SIRS criteria and qSOFA score for identifying sepsis in the Emergency Department

A cross-sectional multicenter study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23850

Enrollment

750

Registered

2020-01-16

Start date

2020-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

sepsis

Interventions

none

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: * patients aged 18 years and older visiting the ED in Amphia Hospital, Breda or the ED in Maxima Medical Hospital, Veldhoven between 2018-01-01 and 2018-03-03 * =2 of the SIRS criteria or =2 of the qSOFA score who visited the ED with a suspected infection or sepsis * were triaged at level U1, U2 or U3 by the NTS * visited the ED for internal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal or urology medicine

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: * patients aged under 18 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The aim of our study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of SIRS criteria and qSOFA score in identifying sepsis in undifferentiated patients at the ED. to investigate the predictive value regarding patient outcomes like in-hospital mortality and ICU admission.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The predictive value regarding patient outcomes like in-hospital mortality and ICU admission.	—

Contacts

Public ContactLisette Mignot-Evers

Maxima Medisch Centrum

l.evers@mmc.nl040-8888800

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)