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Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the emergency department and difficulties in the initial assistance

Rezende, Ederlon; Silva Junior, João Manoel; Isola, Alexandre Marine; Campos, Edvaldo Vieira; Amendola, Cristina Prata; Almeida, Samantha Longhi

Clinics; v. 63 n. 4 (2008); 457-464

Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo 2008-01-01

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  • Título:
    Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the emergency department and difficulties in the initial assistance
  • Autor: Rezende, Ederlon; Silva Junior, João Manoel; Isola, Alexandre Marine; Campos, Edvaldo Vieira; Amendola, Cristina Prata; Almeida, Samantha Longhi
  • Assuntos: Sepsis; Emergency Department; Occurrence; Epidemiology; Mortality; Training
  • É parte de: Clinics; v. 63 n. 4 (2008); 457-464
  • Descrição: BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence rate, demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients with severe sepsis admitted to the emergency department. METHODS: A prospective study evaluating all patients admitted to the emergency department unit in a public hospital of tertiary complexity in a six-month period was conducted. During this period, the emergency team was trained to diagnose sepsis. Patients who met the diagnostic criteria for severe sepsis were followed until their discharge from the hospital. RESULTS: A total of 5,332 patients were admitted to the emergency department, and 342 met the criteria for severe sepsis/septic shock. The median (interquartile range) age of patients was 74 (65-84) years, and 52.1% were male. The median APACHE II and SOFA scores at diagnosis were 19 (15-25) and 5 (3-7), respectively. The median number of dysfunctional organ systems per patient was 2 (1-3). The median hospital length of stay was 10 (4.7-17) days, and the hospital mortality rate was 64%. Only 31% of the patients were diagnosed by the emergency department team as septic. About 33.5% of the 342 severe sepsis patients admitted to the emergency department were referred to an ICU, with a median time delay of 24 (12-48) hours. Training improved diagnosis and decreased the time delay for septic patients in arriving at the ICU. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence rate of severe sepsis in the emergency department was 6.4%, and the rate of sepsis diagnosed by the emergency department team as well as the number of patients transferred to the ICU was very low. Educational campaigns are important to improve diagnosis and, hence, treatment of severe sepsis.
  • Títulos relacionados: https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/17773/19838
  • Editor: Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo
  • Data de criação/publicação: 2008-01-01
  • Formato: Adobe PDF
  • Idioma: Inglês
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