N/A
Completed N=7,407
Effects of External Inspection on Sepsis Detection and Treatment
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02747121 ↗Enrolled (actual)
7,407
Serious AEs
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Results posted
Mar 2022
Primary outcomePrimary: Number of Sepsis Patients With 30 Days Mortality — 377; 424; 3217; 3389 Participants — p=0.24
Summary
External inspections are widely used as means to improve the quality of care. Despite their widespread use, there is limited knowledge about whether and how they affect the quality of care. This study uses inspection with detection and treatment of sepsis in hospitals as a case to evaluate the effect of inspections on the quality of care and to explore how inspections affect the hospitals.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Sepsis Patients With 30 Days Mortality |
377; 424; 3217; 3389 | 0.24 |
| SECONDARY Hospital Length of Stay |
6.2; 7.1 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Suspected infection and minimum 2 SIRS criteria. If high leucocytes are one of the two criteria, then 3 SIRS criteria are needed.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients below the age of 18 years.
- Patients who do not pass through the emergency room.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02747121). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.