A STUDY BEFORE/AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ANTI-INFECTIOUS PRESCRIPTION AID

University Hospital, Montpellier371 enrolled

Overview

Anti-infective strategy is a major public health problem. This is a before-and-after study of an anti-infectious prescription tool with a comparison of mortality at 30 days (then 3 and 6 months) between the two inclusion phases of 6 months each.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

371

Conditions

Sepsis Septic Shock

Interventions

Anti-infectious prescription support toolDEVICE

implementation of a pocket notebook with current anti-infectious recommendations in the emergency department Patients were kept under surveillance for at least one hour before discharge. Patients were discharged home with a 7 day supply of acetaminophen 1000 mg orally every 6 h, ketoprofen 100 mg, orally twice a day, and muscle relaxant as needed. Patients were instructed to take tramadol 50 mg, orally every 6h as needed for low back pain, in case of insufficient relief.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: * Major patients * Sepsis or septic shock * Oral consent Exclusion criteria: * minor patients * death before antibiotherapy * care limitations * pre-hospital antibiotherapy

Locations (1)

Uh Montpellier

Montpellier, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Numbers of patient 30-day mortality

patient survival at 30 days

Time frame: 30 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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