Is Prehospital Assessment of qSOFA Parameters Associated with Earlier Targeted Sepsis Therapy? A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to determine whether prehospital qSOFA (quick sequential organ failure assessment) assessment was associated with a shortened 'time to antibiotics' and 'time to intravenous fluid resuscitation' compared with standard assessment.

Methods

This retrospective study included patients who were referred to our Emergency Department between 2014 and 2018 by emergency medical services, in whom sepsis was diagnosed during hospitalization. Two multivariable regression models were fitted, with and without qSOFA parameters, for 'time to antibiotics' (primary endpoint) and 'time to intravenous fluid resuscitation'.

Results

In total, 702 patients were included. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that antibiotics and intravenous fluids were initiate

SUBMITTER: Dankert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9224632 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature