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dc.contributor.authorHusabø, Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorNilsen, Roy Miodini
dc.contributor.authorFlaatten, Hans
dc.contributor.authorSolligård, Erik
dc.contributor.authorFrich, Jan C
dc.contributor.authorBondevik, Gunnar Tschudi
dc.contributor.authorBraut, Geir Sverre
dc.contributor.authorWalshe, Kieran
dc.contributor.authorHarthug, Stig
dc.contributor.authorHovlid, Einar
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-03T13:15:21Z
dc.date.available2020-02-03T13:15:21Z
dc.date.created2020-01-23T22:53:26Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationPLOS ONE. 2020, 15 (1)nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2639328
dc.description.abstractBackground Early recognition of sepsis is critical for timely initiation of treatment. The first objective of this study was to assess the timeliness of diagnostic procedures for recognizing sepsis in emergency departments. We define diagnostic procedures as tests used to help diagnose the condition of patients. The second objective was to estimate associations between diagnostic procedures and time to antibiotic treatment, and to estimate associations between time to antibiotic treatment and mortality. Methods This observational study from 24 emergency departments in Norway included 1559 patients with infection and at least two systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria. We estimated associations using linear and logistic regression analyses. Results Of the study patients, 72.9% (CI 70.7–75.1) had documented triage within 15 minutes of presentation to the emergency departments, 44.9% (42.4–47.4) were examined by a physician in accordance with the triage priority, 44.4% (41.4–46.9) were adequately observed through continual monitoring of signs while in the emergency department, and 25.4% (23.2–27.7) received antibiotics within 1 hour. Delay or non-completion of these key diagnostic procedures predicted a delay of more than 2.5 hours to antibiotic treatment. Patients who received antibiotics within 1 hour had an observed 30-day all-cause mortality of 13.6% (10.1–17.1), in the timespan 2 to 3 hours after admission 5.9% (2.8–9.1), and 4 hours or later after admission 10.5% (5.7–15.3). Conclusions Key procedures for recognizing sepsis were delayed or not completed in a substantial proportion of patients admitted to the emergency department with sepsis. Delay or non-completion of key diagnostic procedures was associated with prolonged time to treatment with antibiotics. This suggests a need for systematic improvement in the initial management of patients admitted to emergency departments with sepsis.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherPLOS, Public Library of Sciencenb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleEarly diagnosis of sepsis in emergency departments, time to treatment, and association with mortality: An observational studynb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.volume15nb_NO
dc.source.journalPLOS ONEnb_NO
dc.source.issue1nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0227652
dc.identifier.cristin1781213
dc.description.localcodeCopyright: © 2020 Husabø et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.nb_NO
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cristin.unitnameInstitutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk
cristin.unitnameSt. Olavs Hospital HF
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