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Study NCT ID:
NCT03299894
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2018-08-01
First Post:
2017-09-25
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Impact of qSOFA Calculation on the Timing of Antimicrobial Therapy in the Emergency Department
Sponsor:
Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Usefulness of Routine qSOFA Calculation at Triage to Fasten Antimicrobial Administration in Patients With Bacterial Infection in the Emergency Department: a Quasi-experimental Study
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2018-07
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
qSOFAST
Brief Summary:
The delayed administration of an adequate antimicrobial therapy is a strong predictor of impaired outcome in patients with bacterial sepsis. Therefore, the current Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines (2016) recommend that administration of intravenous antimicrobials be initiated within one hour following the recognition of sepsis or septic shock.
The quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score is a new bedside tool which has been recently proposed by the Third International Sepsis Consensus Definitions Task Force (Sepsis-3) to identify patients with suspected infection who are at greater risk for a poor outcome outside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). It uses three criteria, assigning one point for low systolic blood pressure (SBP ≤100 mmHg), high respiratory rate (≥22 breaths per min) and altered mentation (Glasgow coma scale \<15). The score ranges from 0 to 3 points. A qSOFA value ≥2 points is associated with a greater risk of death or prolonged ICU stay, these outcomes being more common in infected patients who may be septic than in those with uncomplicated infection. The definite goal of qSOFA is to hasten the management and thus improve the outcome of patients at risk of sepsis or septic shock.
Many patients admitted to the hospital for bacterial sepsis or septic shock are initially managed in the Emergency Department (ED). This study aims at investigating whether the routine calculation of qSOFA at patient triage may hasten the initiation of antimicrobial therapy in patients admitted to the ED with suspected or proven bacterial infection, especially in those with subsequent criteria for sepsis or septic shock (Sepsis-3 definition).
The quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score is a new bedside tool which has been recently proposed by the Third International Sepsis Consensus Definitions Task Force (Sepsis-3) to identify patients with suspected infection who are at greater risk for a poor outcome outside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). It uses three criteria, assigning one point for low systolic blood pressure (SBP ≤100 mmHg), high respiratory rate (≥22 breaths per min) and altered mentation (Glasgow coma scale \<15). The score ranges from 0 to 3 points. A qSOFA value ≥2 points is associated with a greater risk of death or prolonged ICU stay, these outcomes being more common in infected patients who may be septic than in those with uncomplicated infection. The definite goal of qSOFA is to hasten the management and thus improve the outcome of patients at risk of sepsis or septic shock.
Many patients admitted to the hospital for bacterial sepsis or septic shock are initially managed in the Emergency Department (ED). This study aims at investigating whether the routine calculation of qSOFA at patient triage may hasten the initiation of antimicrobial therapy in patients admitted to the ED with suspected or proven bacterial infection, especially in those with subsequent criteria for sepsis or septic shock (Sepsis-3 definition).
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: