Predicting Sepsis In Intensive Care Units: Implementation of Clinical and Laboratory Markers

Background: Sepsis is regarded as a medical emergency, so early diagnosis is important, which can be done with tools like systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria and a quick version of sequential organ failure assessment for triaging. Aim: To assess predicting sepsis at intensive care units: Implementing clinical and laboratory markers. Design: descriptive & correlation research design was utilized. Sample: A convenience sampling of both adult male and female patients admitted to critical care unit within 24 hours. Setting: This study was conducted in critical care unit at Aswan University Hospital. Tools: Three main tools were used to collect data. Tool (1) clinical assessment tool, Tool (2) Laboratory assessment tool, Tool (3) sepsis prediction tools. Results: It was found that 46.8% of the studied patients had high risk Q SOFA score. It was found that 31.5% of the studied patients had high risk SPEED score. It was found that 18.6% of the studied patients had hypertension. It was found that about 16.8% of the studied patients had pneumonia. Conclusion: Early identification of sepsis using a combination of clinical and laboratory indicators significantly improves patient outcomes and can guide timely interventions in critical care units. Recommendation: Provide continuous training for critical care nurses and physicians on interpreting sepsis-related clinical and laboratory markers.