Validation of the mortality in emergency department sepsis (MEDS) score in a Singaporean cohort.

ABSTRACT: The emergency department (ED) serves as the first point of hospital contact for most septic patients. Early mortality risk stratification using a quick and accurate triage tool would have great value in guiding management. The mortality in emergency department sepsis (MEDS) score was developed to risk stratify patients presenting to the ED with suspected sepsis, and its performance in the literature has been promising. We report in this study the first utilization of the MEDS score in a Singaporean cohort.In this retrospective observational cohort study, adult patients presenting to the ED with suspected sepsis and fulfilling systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria were recruited. Primary outcome was 30-day in-hospital mortality (IHM) and secondary outcome was 72-hour morta

SUBMITTER: Pong JZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716723 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature