Journal of clinical epidemiology

Running head: SEPSIS PREVENTION
SEPSIS PREVENTION IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS
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1SEPSIS PREVENTION
Step 1: Research Analysis
Topic of Interest: Sepsis prevention in geriatric acute care patients.
Research Article:
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Rowe, T., Araujo, K. L., Van Ness, P. H., Pisani, M. A., &
Juthani-Mehta, M. (2016, January). Outcomes of older adults with
sepsis at admission to an intensive care unit. In Open forum
infectious diseases (Vol. 3, No. 1). Oxford University Press.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1093%2Fofid%2Fofw010
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The study was based on the standard practice of broad spectrum
antibiotic use and the vasopressor use in the hospital setting,
especially in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
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The study
provided a clear
background of the
existing problem
with relevant
references.
However, there
was no detailed
discussion on the
relevant prevention
strategies of sepsis
in the target
population.
The study was
focused on the
population of
older adult
patients who are
admitted to ICU
(Rowe, et al.,
2016).
The older adult
patients were
>=60 years old
and thus can
also be
described as
geriatric
patients.

2SEPSIS PREVENTION
The study
involved a sample
size of 309
patients, which
can be considered
as decent for
conducting a
research study.
However, the study
considered a
specific hospital
setting. Thus the
relevance of the
data can be
considered to be
limited.
Along with
attempting to find
the association
between sepsis
and mortality in
the target
population, the
study also focused
on finding the
efficacy of two
prevention
approaches to
lower the adverse
outcome in the
target population
(Rowe, et al.,
2016).
Those two
prevention
approaches are
the vasopressor
use and the
antimicrobials
use within 48
hours of
admission in
the ICU.
During the data
analysis the study
clearly defined all
the variables that
are being used in
the study. There
was also an
appropriate
statistical analysis
of the data by
using appropriate
statistical
methods.
The diagnosis of
the sepsis was not
carried out
properly by
following a proper
definition of
sepsis; instead, it
was determined
retrospectively by
just following the
chart (Rowe, et al.,
2016).
The study found
that both of the
prevention
approaches was
effective in
reducing the
mortality in the
target population
(Rowe, et al.,
2016).
The study
identified the
application of
vasopressors
and broad
spectrum
antibiotic
within 48
hours of
admission as
effective
strategies to
prevent the