Steve Goodacre, Laura Sutton, Kate Ennis, Ben Thomas, Olivia Hawksworth, Khurram Iftikhar, Susan J Croft, Gordon Fuller, Simon Waterhouse, Daniel Hind, Matt Stevenson, Mike J Bradburn, Michael Smyth, Gavin D Perkins, Mark Millins, Andy Rosser, Jon Dickson, Matthew Wilson
BACKGROUND: Guidelines for sepsis recommend treating those at highest risk within 1 hour. The emergency care system can only achieve this if sepsis is recognised and prioritised. Ambulance services can use prehospital early warning scores alongside paramedic diagnostic impression to prioritise patients for treatment or early assessment in the emergency department. OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy, impact and cost-effectiveness of using early warning scores alongside paramedic diagnostic impression to identify sepsis requiring urgent treatment...
March 2024: Health Technology Assessment: HTA