Prehospital administration of antibiotics in addition to usual care versus usual care alone for patients with suspected sepsis – a systematic review
Maddison Jayne Poynter,
Ashley Farrugia,
Elisabeth Kelly
et al.
Abstract:Sepsis is an increasingly common presentation to which ambulance resources are dispatched. Whilst early administration of antibiotics (AB) has been associated with improved outcomes, the impact of prehospital administration in an ambulance service context appears uncertain. This systematic review aimed to compare the effect of prehospital administration of antibiotics together with usual care (oxygen and intravenous fluids), to usual care alone, on mortality for patients with sepsis. A systematic review was co… Show more
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