Characteristics of study population
| Characteristics | Preintervention (n=100) | Intervention (n=100) | Postintervention (n=93) | Overall (n=293) |
| Dates | January 19–April 19 | May 19–May 20 | June 20–December 20 | January 19–December 20 |
| Age in years | 45 (30–63) | 42.5 (23–56.3) | 51 (35–61.5) | 45 (29–60) |
| Males, n (%) | 67 (67) | 65 (65%) | 55 (59) | 187 (63.8) |
| Triage as red, n (%) | 89 (89) | 98 (98) | 90 (97) | 277 (94.5) |
| Source of sepsis, n (%) | ||||
| Abdominal | 18 (18) | 31 (31) | 11 (11.8) | 60 (20.5) |
| Cellulitis | 3 (3) | 4 (4) | 8 (8.6) | 15 (5.1) |
| Central Nervous System infections | 11 (11) | 1 (1) | 8 (8.6) | 20 (6.8) |
| Others | 11 (11) | 18 (18) | 12 (12.9) | 41 (14) |
| Respiratory tract | 51 (51) | 45 (45) | 48 (51.6) | 144 (49.1) |
| Urogenital tract | 6 (6) | 1 (1) | 6 (6.5) | 13 (4.4) |
| Number of comorbidities | ||||
| None | 26 (26) | 50 (50) | 30 (32.3) | 106 (36.2) |
| One | 59 (59) | 45 (45) | 45 (48.4) | 149 (50.9) |
| Two | 12 (12) | 2 (2) | 14 (15.1) | 28 (9.6) |
| More than two | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 4 (4.3) | 10 (3.4) |
| Presenting vitals | ||||
| Heart rate, per min | 112 (89–127) | 121 (109–134) | 100 (90–130) | 113 (90–130) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure, mm Hg | 110 (84–134) | 90 (80–99) | 112 (91–138) | 100 (85–126) |
| Oxygen saturation, % | 92 (84–98) | 97 (94–98) | 96 (87–98) | 96 (89–98) |
| Respiratory Rate, per min | 22 (20–26) | 20 (20–23) | 26 (22–28) | 22 (20–26) |
| Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) | 15 (12–15) | 15 (15–15) | 15 (12–15) | 15 (13–15) |
| Sepsis screening tool applied, n (%)* | 0 (0) | 61 (61) | 48 (51.6) | 109 (37.2) |
| Blood cultures collected, n (%)* | 0 (0) | 17 (17) | 63 (67.7) | 80 (27.3) |
| Door to antibiotic time* | 155 (92–438) | 118.5 (73.8–221.8) | 78 (54–122.8) | 115 (70–202) |
| Door to antibiotic time less than 60 mins, n (%)* | 8 (8) | 13 (13) | 34 (36.6) | 55 (18.8) |
| 24-hour mortality, n (%)*† | 23 (31.5) | 7 (19.4) | 4 (7.8) | 34 (21.3) |
*P<0.05 (for difference in all three groups).
†Information provided was for the patients (total=160) who could be followed up.