Status:
COMPLETED
CRP Versus PCT as Bio-markers for Sepsis and in Guiding Antibiotics in Critically Ill Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Beni-Suef University
Conditions:
Sepsis
Morality
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-69 years
Brief Summary
Sepsis is a life threatening organ dysfunction caused by infection. Severe sepsis is expected to rise due to resistance to antibiotics. Inappropriate use of antibiotics in the ICU leads to adverse dru...
Detailed Description
Sepsis is a syndrome of physiologic, pathologic, and biochemical abnormalities induced by infection. It is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \>18 and less than 70
- Patients with sepsis or septic shock who received their first doses of antibiotics no longer than 24 h before inclusion into the study
Exclusion
- \- Elderly (defined as older than 70).
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Immunocompromised patients or who had high doses of corticosteroids
- Patients with chronic organ failure
- Infections that required long-term treatment, regardless of the etiologic agent (e.g., bacterial endocarditis).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 15 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04049565
Start Date
October 1 2018
End Date
March 15 2019
Last Update
February 5 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Cairo University Hospital
Cairo, Egypt, 11865