Status:
COMPLETED
Predict Sepsis; the Predictive Value of Bedside Measures in the Ambulance
Lead Sponsor:
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborating Sponsors:
Örebro University, Sweden
Conditions:
Sepsis
Sepsis Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Sepsis is a condition with a high mortality. Septic patients are frequently difficult to identify because of their non-specific presentations. There is also a low sensitivity of clinical judgment amon...
Detailed Description
Introduction Sepsis affects at least 19 000 people in Sweden each year. Despite being a time critical condition with a high mortality, sepsis is often not identified in a timely fashion. The current ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult (≥18 years)
- Non-trauma patients (patients fallen at home can be included)
- Transported by ambulance to one of the seven emergency hospitals of Stockholm
- Suspected infection (prehospital infection group) or the next consecutive patient cared for in the same ambulance, immediately following a patient suspected to have a infection but not him/ herself considered suffering from an infection (prehospital control group).
Exclusion
- Patient/ relatives not speaking Swedish/English; i.e no possibility to obtain information regarding medical history.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 3 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
956 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03249597
Start Date
April 3 2017
End Date
August 30 2018
Last Update
October 27 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Samariten Ambulans AB
Stockholm, Sweden