Timely empirical antibiotic therapy against sepsis in a rural Norwegian ambulance service: a prospective cohort study
Pre-hospital identification of infectious focus in suspected sepsis was feasible, and collaboration with primary care physicians increased level of diagnostic accuracy. This allowed initiation of intravenous focus-directed antibiotics more than one hour before arrival in hospital in a rural setting. The effect of pre-hospital therapy on timing was much stronger than in previous studies from more urban areas.
Authors
- Lars-Jøran Andersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4778-3156)
- Gunnar Skov Simonsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0043-7045)
- Erik Solligård (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6173-3580)
- Knut Fredriksen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9281-8007)
Institutions
- University Hospital of North Norway (NO)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Ålesund Hospital (NO)
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11827-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Universitetet i Tromsø