Digital alerts for sepsis: a qualitative study (DiAlS Qual).
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Digital alerting to improve sepsis detection and patient outcomes in NHS Trusts: a qualitative study (DiAlS Qual).
IRAS ID
313699
Contact name
Sarah Tonkin-Crine
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Oxford / Research Governance, Ethics and Assurance
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 10 days
Research summary
Sepsis is a serious disease, most often caused by a bacterial infection, and can be treated with antibiotics. Identifying patients with sepsis as early as possible means treatment with antibiotics can be started earlier. To identify patients who may have sepsis, measurements such as high or low temperature and fast breathing rate are used to create a score showing the possibility of sepsis. Electronic health records (HER) in hospitals contain the information needed to create a score and can alert a doctor or nurse that a patient may have sepsis. Research has shown that more patients get antibiotics earlier because of hospitals using this type of digital alert. Different hospitals have used different methods to create a score and use different types of digital alerts. This research wants to find out what hospital doctors and nurses think about digital alerts for sepsis and how they use them. We also want to find out what patients who have had sepsis think about hospitals using these digital alerts. Understanding how these digital alerts are used and how they affect patient care can help us to see how they could be used better so patients can benefit.
REC name
London - Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/PR/1020
Date of REC Opinion
21 Oct 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion