Electronic Application of a Severe Sepsis Screening Tool and Management Bundle
Status unconfirmed
Conditions studied: Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock
In brief
Thousands of children die from Sepsis following routine infections. Many of these deaths can be prevented with earlier recognition and focused management. No tools are currently available to recognize the signs of early sepsis in children. The investigators have developed a electronic health record-based tool that will recognize children with sepsis early and trigger an alert to their hospital caregivers. The caregivers will be prompted to launch a focused management bundle that can stabilize these children, prevent further deterioration and reduce their chances of sepsis related complications and death. The proposed study will test the validity and effectiveness of this electronic tool in reducing sepsis mortality rates.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01724463
- Run by
- University of Tennessee
- People needed
- 30000
- Starts
- 2013-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-03-31
Who can join
Age: 0 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 1 month - 18 years
- Clinical Suspicion of Infection
- Patients in the Hospital or Emergency Department
You may not qualify if…
- Status Asthmaticus patients on active bronchodilator therapy
- Patients receiving Anesthesia
- Day Surgery Patients
- Outpatient Clinic Patients
- Congenital Heart Disease Patients
- Myocarditis Neonates Patients older than 18 years
Where it is running
- University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center / Le Bonheur Children's Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)
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