Comparing an Automated to a Conventional Sepsis Clinical Prediction Rule

Comparing an Automated to a Conventional Sepsis Clinical Prediction Rule

The investigators will conduct a prospective cohort study to compare an automated sepsis severity score to a conventional clinical prediction rule to risk stratify patients admitted from the emergency department (ED) with suspected infection for 28 day in-hospital mortality.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All consecutive adult (age 18 or older) Emergency Department (ED) patients during the study period that have been admitted from the ED and identified by the treating clinician to have a suspected infection at the time of ED disposition will comprise our study population.

Exclusion Criteria:

• No patients will be excluded from the study.