WebPrehospital antibiotics for sepsis: beyond mortality? Lancet Respir Med. 2024 Mar;6(3):e8. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30061-4. Authors Vincent M Quinten 1 , Matijs van Meurs 2 , … WebBackground Sepsis is associated with a 36% mortality rate rising up to 50% for septic shock. Currently when an East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) clinician recognises ‘red flag’ sepsis, only the oxygen and fluid elements of the ‘Sepsis 6’ care bundle are delivered, omitting the antibiotic therapy. Each hour antibiotics are delayed there is an increased …
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WebDec 17, 2014 · Similarly, previous research has shown that a written diagnosis of sepsis by prehospital personnel is associated with improved times to antibiotics and initiation of goal-directed therapy . Of course, a provider cannot only recognize severe sepsis; they must use this diagnosis and promptly proceed with a treatment plan to ultimately affect outcomes. WebApr 14, 2024 · Background For helicopter emergency service systems (HEMS), the prehospital time consists of response time, on-scene time and transport time. Little is known about the factors that influence on-scene time or about differences between adult and paediatric missions in a physician-staffed HEMS. Methods We analysed the HEMS … fee waiver documentation
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WebApr 1, 2024 · The total number of sepsis patients in the four included studies in the 28 days mortality outcome was 3523 (1779 took prehospital antibiotics and 1744 did not take … WebApr 1, 2024 · The total number of sepsis patients in the four included studies in the 28 days mortality outcome was 3523 (1779 took prehospital antibiotics and 1744 did not take prehospital antibiotics). Of 1779 who took the antibiotics, 190 died, and of 1744 who did not take antibiotics, 292 died (95% confidence interval 0.68–0.97, p = 0.02). WebOct 1, 2024 · Evidence for this mainly comes from observational studies. The only randomized trial on this subject, the Prehospital Antibiotics Against Sepsis (PHANTASi) trial, did not find significant mortality benefits from early antibiotics. That subgroups of patients benefit from this practice is still plausible, given the heterogeneous nature of … fee waiver def