The REDS score: a new scoring system to risk-stratify emergency department suspected sepsis: a derivation and validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To derive and validate a new clinical prediction rule to risk-stratify emergency department (ED) patients admitted with suspected sepsis.

Design

Retrospective prognostic study of prospectively collected data.

Setting

ED.

Participants

Patients aged ≥18 years who met two Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome criteria or one Red Flag sepsis criteria on arrival, received intravenous antibiotics for a suspected infection and admitted.

Primary outcome measure

In-hospital all-cause mortality.

Method

The data were divided into derivation and validation cohorts. The simplified-Mortality in Severe Sepsis in the ED score and quick-SOFA scores, refractory hypotension and lactate were collectively termed 'component scores' and cumulatively termed t

SUBMITTER: Sivayoham N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720479 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature