A two-stage clinical decision support system for early recognition and stratification of patients with sepsis: an observational cohort study.

Objective: To examine the diagnostic accuracy of a two-stage clinical decision support system for early recognition and stratification of patients with sepsis.

Design: Observational cohort study employing a two-stage sepsis clinical decision support to recognise and stratify patients with sepsis. The stage one component was comprised of a cloud-based clinical decision support with 24/7 surveillance to detect patients at risk of sepsis.