• Journal of critical care · Aug 2019

    Observational Study

    Opportunities for achieving resuscitation goals during the inter-emergency department transfer of severe sepsis patients by emergency medical services: A case series.

    • Adam Froehlich, Ryan J Tegtmeier, Brett A Faine, Jennifer Reece, Azeemuddin Ahmed, and Nicholas M Mohr.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 220 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States. Electronic address: adam-froehlich@uiowa.edu.
    • J Crit Care. 2019 Aug 1; 52: 163-165.

    PurposeThis study aimed to describe the care provide by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to severe sepsis patients being transferred between acute care hospitals and identify how that care contributes to sepsis care goals.MethodsThis was a single-center retrospective cohort study conducted at a 60,000-visit Midwestern academic emergency department, using run reports from 13 ambulance services transferring from 9 hospitals.Results39 patients were included in the final cohort, transferred by 13 ambulance services from 9 hospitals. Included patients were adults with severe sepsis transferred by ambulance between 2009 and 2014. Thirty-nine patients were included in this cohort. 41% (n = 12) of patients received an adequate fluid bolus of 30 mL/kg (median 42.9 mL/kg crystalloid fluid, IQR 8.0 mL/kg) prior to tertiary care arrival. Seventeen percent (n = 2) of patients completed the adequate bolus during transfer time. Broad-spectrum antibiotics were initiated during transfer in 2 patients.ConclusionsEMS sepsis care during transfer was limited. EMS crews primarily continued treatments previously initiated and did not take additional steps toward resuscitation targets. Data suggests the inter-emergency department transfer period may provide an opportunity to continue working toward treatment targets, though the time is currently underutilized.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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