Clinical-epidemiological profile of patients classified with the possible sepsis discriminator in the emergency department

Abstract

Objective: The present study aims to describe the clinical profile of patients classified with the discriminator “possible sepsis” of the Manchester Risk Classification System in a terciary emergency department. Method: Retrospective observational study, carried out from January 2018 to December 2019. The sample composed of 1522 patients. Data collection was performed using electronic medical records. Analysis performed using descriptive statistics. Results: Females were the majority (50.6%), with a mean age of 63.7 years (±15.48). Most attendances were by spontaneous demand (74.1%), with average waiting times for risk classification and risk classification time of 3/4 and 4/3 minutes, in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Conclusion: It is necessary to associate the risk classification protocol, already in place, with other mechanisms in order to improve the understanding and care flow about potentially septic patients