Use of sepsis-related diagnostic criteria in primary care: a survey among general practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Use of sepsis-criteria in hospital settings is effective in realizing early recognition, adequate treatment and reduction of sepsis-associated morbidity and mortality. Whether general practitioners (GPs) use these diagnostic criteria is unknown.

Objective

To gauge the knowledge and use of various diagnostic criteria. To determine which parameters GPs associate with an increased likelihood of sepsis.

Methods

Two thousand five hundred and sixty GPs were invited and 229 agreed to participate in a survey, reached out to through e-mail and WhatsApp groups. The survey consisted of two parts: the first part aimed to obtain information about the GP, training and knowledge about sepsis recognition, and the second part tested specific knowledge using six realistic ca

SUBMITTER: Mulders MCF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527837 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature