Prevalence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Emergency Department Discharge Among Patients With Sepsis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sepsis guidelines and research have focused on patients with sepsis who are admitted to the hospital, but the scope and implications of sepsis that is managed in an outpatient setting are largely unknown.

Objective

To identify the prevalence, risk factors, practice variation, and outcomes for discharge to outpatient management of sepsis among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED).

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was conducted at the EDs of 4 Utah hospitals, and data extraction and analysis were performed from 2017 to 2021. Participants were adult ED patients who presented to a participating ED from July 1, 2013, to December 31, 2016, and met sepsis criteria before departing the ED alive and not receiving hospice care.

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SUBMITTER: Peltan ID 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8832179 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature