Early Detection of Glycocalyx Damage in Emergency Room Patients

"Consecutive, sublingual measurements of endothelial glycocalyx with GlycoCheck™-System will be obtained at presentation, as well as during the inpatient treatment of the patients with suspected sepsis.~Blood sample will be drawn in all groups at time of assessment. Besides that, in patients with suspected sepsis blood samples will be drawn for further microbiologic and laboratory analysis at day 1 and day 7 of their hospital stay."