Effectiveness of a sepsis programme in a resource-limited setting: a retrospective analysis of data of a prospective observational study (Ubon-sepsis).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of a Sepsis Fast Track (SFT) programme initiated at a regional referral hospital in Thailand in January 2015.

Design

A retrospective analysis using the data of a prospective observational study (Ubon-sepsis) from March 2013 to January 2017.

Setting

General medical wards and medical intensive care units (ICUs) of a study hospital.

Participants

Patients with community-acquired sepsis observed under the Ubon-sepsis cohort. Sepsis was defined as modified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score ≥2.

Main exposure

The SFT programme was a protocol to identify and initiate sepsis care on hospital admission, implemented at the study hospital in 2015. Patients in the SFT programme were admitted directly to the ICUs w

SUBMITTER: Booraphun S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7896572 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature