Characteristics of the prehospital phase of adult emergency department patients with an infection: A prospective pilot study.

Gideon H P LattenLieke ClaassenMarnix JonkJochen W L CalsJean W M MurisPatricia M Stassen

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Patients with a suspected infection had symptoms for 3 (IQR 1-7) days at the moment of presentation to the ED. During this prehospital phase patients often had consulted, and were treated by, their GP. Many were transported to the ED by EMS. Future research on severe infections should focus on the prehospital phase, targeting patients and primary care professionals.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
primary care
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
cardiac arrest
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cancer therapy
drug delivery
early onset
current status
drug induced