Study population characteristics of patients presenting in the emergency department with uncomplicated sepsis (n=30)
| Median (IQR) or n (%) | |
| Demographics | |
| Gender (male) (n,%) | 18 (60) |
| Age (years) | 75 (68–83) |
| Length (cm) | 173 (167–180) |
| Weight (kg) | 77 (70–86) |
| Prehospital | |
| Duration of symptoms (days) | 1 (1–3) |
| Antibiotic therapy (n,%) | 7 (23.3) |
| Fluid therapy (n,%)* | 4 (13.8) |
| Amount of fluid (mL) | 375 (200–500) |
| Oxygen therapy (n,%) | 13 (43.4) |
| Vital signs at ED presentation | |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 110 (100–115) |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 130 (117–153) |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 90 (78–108) |
| SpO2 (%) | 94 (93–95) |
| RR (/min) | 25 (22–30) |
| Temperature (°C) | 39.2 (38.5–39.6) |
| AVPU (n,%) | |
| A | 24 (80) |
| V | 6 (20) |
| P/U | 0 (0) |
| GCS (n,%) | 15 (14–15) |
| Confusion present (n,%) | 11 (36.7) |
| Sepsis warning and severity scores | |
| SIRS | 4 (3–4) |
| NEWS | 8 (7–9) |
| MEWS | 5 (4–7) |
| qSOFA | 1 (1–2) |
| CURB-65 | 2 (1–3) |
*Missing data for one patient regarding prehospital fluid therapy.
AVPU, Alert-Verbal-Painful-Unresponsive; CURB-65, Pneumonia Severity Score; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MEWS, Modified Early Warning Score; NEWS, National Early Warning Score; qSOFA, quick sepsis-related organ failure assessment; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SIRS, Systemic Inflammatory Response Score; SpO2, oxygen saturation.