Concordance Between Initial Presumptive Versus Final Adjudicated Diagnoses of Infection Among Patients Meeting Sepsis-3 Criteria in the Emergency Department.

Gabriel A HooperCarolyn J KlippelSierra R McLeanEdward A StenehjemBrandon J WebbEmily R MurninCatherine L HoughJoseph R BledsoeSamuel M BrownIthan D Peltan

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)

In this large multihospital study, <20% of ED patients meeting Sepsis-3 criteria had no infection or only possible infection on retrospective adjudication.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
septic shock
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes