Table 1 (abstract P48). Characteristics of Included Studies

Total

99

588,883

Study design

Prospective

29

84,947

Retrospective

70

506,258

Population

ED

58

394,346

Any (including ED and ICU)

20

172,466

ICU

10

17,765

Prehospital

5

2,641

Non-ICU

5

1,445

Outpatient

1

220

Case mix

Infection/sepsis

91

563,470

Respiratory tract infection

7

25,272

Urinary tract infection

1

141

Setting

Developed countries

89

572,643

Resource-limited countries

10

16,240

Baseline condition/ comorbidity

Unspecified

90

584,898

Elderly

3

2,043

Malignancy

3

1,277

Cirrhosis

1

259

On hemodialysis

1

220

Hematology cases

1

186

Outcome measures

Hospital mortality

63

361,019

28/ 30 days mortality

35

221,001

Early (48 hours – 7 day) mortality

3

6,164

90 day – 6 months mortality

1

1,784

Any mortality

1

37

ICU admission

24

124,004

Ventilator support

3

33,705

Prolonged ICU stay

9

29,935

Organ dysfunction

4

16,634

Publications type

Full text articles

69

435,553

Conference abstracts

30

153,330

Prediction score

Both SIRS and qSOFA

59

383,290

qSOFA only

39

196,869

SIRS only

1

8,724

Inclusion criteria

Fever

1

519

Infection

54

362,440

Sepsis-2

20

168,165

Sepsis-3

7

2,237

Either sepsis-2 or 3

16

55,041

Positive blood culture

1

481