Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
University of British Columbia
With
McGill University
University of Arizona
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients greater than 18 years of age who present to the emergency department with the diagnosis of severe sepsis/septic shock.
This will include patients that have 2/4 systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria, a suspected infection and either a initial serum lactate \> 4mmol/L or a initial systolic blood pressure \< 90 millimeters of mercury.
You may not be if
Patients in whom antibiotics have been administered \>2 hours prior to assessment.
Patients with antibiotics in the community in the past 48 hours
