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. 2024 Nov 1;21(11):1560–1571. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202403-286OC

Table 2.

Code sepsis protocol process parameters in the intervention ED

Process Metric Result
Activation rate among all ED encounters, n (%) 307/64,477 (0.5)
Activation rate among ED sepsis encounters (sensitivity), n (%) 203/2,396 (8.5)
Positive predictive value for sepsis in the ED, n (%) 203/307 (66.1)
Positive predictive value for infection presence on final adjudication, n (%) 265/307 (86.3)
Time (minutes) from ED arrival to Code Sepsis (n = 307), median (IQR) 34 (19–69)

Definition of abbreviations: ED = emergency department; IQR = interquartile range.