About this trial
The primary objective of this study is to establish an IL-6 concentration cutoff that predicts sepsis or septic shock (according to the Third International Consensus Definitions (Sepsis-3 criteria)) in patients who are admitted or are intended to be admitted to the hospital from the emergency department with suspected infection.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adult patients (≥22 years of age)
Intent to admit to hospital or admitted to the hospital via the emergency department
At least 0.6 mL plasma drawn (optimal 1 mL) and available for collection (or is anticipated to be able to be drawn and available) within 12 hours of (i.e., up to 12 hours after) presentation to the emergency department. For Cohort 1, Criterion #1 criteria should be met within 3 hours of sample collection (fresh or remnant).
Criterion #1 (2 of below within 3 hours of sample collection, of which 1 is at least (A) or (B))
Disqualifiers
Prisoners or imprisonment at time of enrollment
Pregnant
Prior enrollment into this study
Informed consent as approved by IRB is unable to be obtained.
Trial population
Adult patients who are admitted or are intended to be admitted to the hospital from the emergency department with suspected infection.
Trial design
Case-control
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Sepsis (according to the Third International Consensus Definitions (Sepsis-3 criteria)) within 3 days after inclusion.
Secondary outcomes
In-hospital mortality up to 30 days
In-hospital mortality up to 7 days
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score
SOFA score has a range of 1 to 24, where higher scores represent higher degrees of single or multiple organ failure(s)
Hospital Length of Stay
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