The predictive value of variables measurable in the ambulance and the development of the Predict Sepsis screening tools: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite sepsis being a time critical condition with a high mortality, it is often not identified in a timely fashion. The aim of the current study was to create a screening tool based on bedside measurable variables predictive of sepsis among ambulance patients with infection according to clinical judgment by ambulance personnel.

Methods

Prospective cohort study of 551 adult patients presenting with suspected infection, performed in the ambulance setting of Stockholm during 2017-2018. 18 variables were measured in the ambulance (8 keywords related to medical history, 6 vital signs, 4 point-of-care blood tests, in addition to age, gender, and comorbidity. Logistic regression, area under the curve (AUC) and classification trees were used to study the association wit

SUBMITTER: Wallgren UM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7318751 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature