Journal article
Sepsis prevalence and outcome on the general wards and emergency departments in Wales: Results of a multi-centre, observational, point prevalence study
T Szakmany, RM Lundin, B Sharif, G Ellis, P Morgan, M Kopczynska, A Dhadda, C Mann, D Donoghue, S Rollason, E Brownlow, F Hill, G Carr, H Turley, J Hassall, J Lloyd, L Davies, M Atkinson, M Jones, N Jones Show all
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2016
Abstract
Data on sepsis prevalence on the general wards is lacking on the UK and in the developed world. We conducted a multicentre, prospective, observational study of the prevalence of patients with sepsis or severe sepsis on the general wards and Emergency Departments (ED) in Wales. During the 24-hour study period all patients with NEWS≥3 were screened for presence of 2 or more SIRS criteria. To be eligible for inclusion, patients had to have a high clinical suspicion of an infection, together with a systemic inflammatory response (sepsis) and evidence of acute organ dysfunction and/or shock (severe sepsis). There were 5317 in-patients in the 24-hour study period. Data were returned on 1198 digita..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded from grants from the Welsh Intensive Care Society, the UK Sepsis Trust, Cwm Taf University Health Board and Health and Care Research Wales. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.