We sought to compare if using a sepsis screening tool,
Conditions
Interventions
Patients who visit the Emergency Department from 1 June 2018 to 31 August 2018,
prior to the implementation of NEWS as a sepsis trigger tool,
were included in the pre-
intervention group,Patients visiting from 1 October 2018 to 31 December 2018,
after the implementation of NEWS as a sepsis screening tool,
were included in the post-
intervention group. The inclusion criteria are the following: patients with NEWS >= 5 with suspected sepsis from a medical condition,
No Intervention Other,Experimental Other
intervention group,post-
intervention group
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients with NEWS >= 5 with suspected sepsis from a medical condition, aged 18 years or older
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients referred from another hospital without available medical records, patients requiring emergency surgery, patients discharged from the Emergency Department, patients with misdiagnosis, patients who have received antibiotics within the last 30 days, or patients and/or guardians refusing or are unable to consent to participate in the research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| door-to-antibiotic time 1 day case record form | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| door-to-IV bolus time, door-to-laboratory (lab) taken time, lactate clearance, time to admission 1 day case record form,hospital LOS, ICU LOS, ventilator use, 28-day mortality rate. 100 day case record form | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPannika Thuakta
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Outcome results
None listed