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Telehealth Program to Reduce Sepsis Readmissions

  • Status
    Accepting Candidates
  • Age
    18 Years - 100 Years
  • Sexes
    All
  • Healthy Volunteers
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Description

The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a telehealth program for post-sepsis care.

Details

Protocol number IRB202201107

Eligibility

Patients (18 years old) Being treated for sepsis SOFA Score = 2

Have access to a computer or smartphone with internet access at home or their post-discharge facility Exclusion

Alternative/confounding diagnosis causing shock (e.g., myocardial infarction or pulmonary embolus) Uncontrollable source of sepsis (e.g., irreversible disease state such as unresectable dead bowel) Advanced directives limiting resuscitative efforts Organ transplant recipient on immunosuppressive agents Known pregnancy Inability to obtain informed consent HIV/AIDS with CD4 count < 200 Absolute neutrophil count < 500 Discharged to LTAC

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