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Defining sepsis on the wards: results of a multi-centre point-prevalence study comparing two sepsis definitions

Szakmany, Tamas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3632-8844, Pugh, R., Kopczynska, Maja, Lundin, Robert M., Sharif, Ben, Morgan, P., Ellis, G., Abreu, Julimar, Kulikouskaya, Svetlana, Bashir, K., Galloway, Luke, Al-Hassan, H., Grother, Thomas, McNulty, Paul, Seal, Steffan T., Cains, Alice, Vreugdenhil, M., Abdimalik, Mustafa, Dennehey, Naomi, Evans, G., Whitaker, J., Beasant, Elizabeth, Hall, C., Lazarou, Maria, Vanderpump, Chloe V., Harding, K., Duffy, Leo, Guerrier Sadler, Abigail, Keeling, Rachel, Banks, Charldre, Ng, S. W. Y., Heng, Sieh Yen, Thomas, D., Puw, Elen W., Otahal, Igor, Battle, C., Minik, O., Lyons, R. A. and Hall, Judith Elizabeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6770-7372 2018. Defining sepsis on the wards: results of a multi-centre point-prevalence study comparing two sepsis definitions. Anaesthesia 73 (2) , pp. 195-204. 10.1111/anae.14062

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Abstract

Our aim was to prospectively determine the predictive capabilities of SEPSIS-1 and SEPSIS-3 definitions in the emergency departments and general wards. Patients with National Early Warning Score (NEWS) of 3 or above and suspected or proven infection were enrolled over a 24-h period in 13 Welsh hospitals. The primary outcome measure was mortality within 30 days. Out of the 5422 patients screened, 431 fulfilled inclusion criteria and 380 (88%) were recruited. Using the SEPSIS-1 definition, 212 patients had sepsis. When using the SEPSIS-3 definitions with Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score ≥ 2, there were 272 septic patients, whereas with quickSOFA score ≥ 2, 50 patients were identified. For the prediction of primary outcome, SEPSIS-1 criteria had a sensitivity (95%CI) of 65% (54–75%) and specificity of 47% (41–53%); SEPSIS-3 criteria had a sensitivity of 86% (76–92%) and specificity of 32% (27–38%). SEPSIS-3 and SEPSIS-1 definitions were associated with a hazard ratio (95%CI) 2.7 (1.5–5.6) and 1.6 (1.3–2.5), respectively. Scoring system discrimination evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curves was highest for Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score (0.69 (95%CI 0.63–0.76)), followed by NEWS (0.58 (0.51–0.66)) (p < 0.001). Systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria (0.55 (0.49–0.61)) and quickSOFA score (0.56 (0.49–0.64)) could not predict outcome. The SEPSIS-3 definition identified patients with the highest risk. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score and NEWS were better predictors of poor outcome. The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score appeared to be the best tool for identifying patients with high risk of death and sepsis-induced organ dysfunction.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN: 0003-2409
Funders: Fiona Elizabeth Agnew Trust
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 24 November 2017
Date of Acceptance: 14 August 2017
Last Modified: 19 Mar 2024 02:08
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/107021

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