Score for Predicting Death in Patient with Suspected Sepsis in ED

Purpose: To predict the mortality rate for a patient in the Emergency Department (ED) with suspected sepsis using the score of Jaimes et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient in the Emergency Department with suspected sepsis?

Yes

Does the patient have a serious general systemic (comorbid) condition?

Yes

Does the patient have a systemic immunosuppressive disease?

Yes

Body temperature

Respiratory rate

breaths per minute

Glasgow coma score (enter from 3 to 15)

Shock index

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total score

The risk of mortality is

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Laboratory Tests
Other Testing
- Decision Rule to Identify Patient Who Should Have a Blood Culture
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Clinical Score
- Criteria for the Diagnosis of Sepsis in Adult
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- Pitt Bacteremia Score of Paterson et al
- Prediction Rule for Bacteremia in Patient with Community Acquired Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- Criteria for Distinguishing True Bacteremia from Contaminated Blood Cultures

Monitoring

Disease Progression
- Sepsis Syndrome | Risk of Bacteremia

Specialty

Infectious Diseases

Objective

criteria for diagnosis

ICD-10

A40 - Streptococcal sepsis
A41 - Other sepsis
A49.9 - Bacterial infection, unspecified

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Purpose: To predict the mortality rate for a patient in the Emergency Department (ED) with suspected sepsis using the score of Jaimes et al.

Specialty: Infectious Diseases

Objective: criteria for diagnosis

ICD-10: A40, A41, A49.9,

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