Identification of sepsis in paediatric emergency departments: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Sepsis is an acute illness associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early detection and time-sensitive management of sepsis has been shown to improve outcomes. We report the results of a scoping review to explore methods evaluated for the identification of sepsis in children presenting to emergency departments.

Methods

A systematic literature search was carried out on two databases, Medline and Web of Science, to identify relevant studies published from 1990 to 2022. Data were extracted for age groups including study design, reference standard used for comparison, sepsis identification method evaluated and study quality.

Results

A total of 89 studies were identified from the literature search. There was significant heterogeneity in the age groups inclu

SUBMITTER: Oruganti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9826118 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature