Improving severe sepsis outcomes: cost and time to first antibiotic dose
| Autor: | Qi Zheng, Robert W. Hutchison, Janet H. Cottrell, Kyle Fehlis, G. Mark Montgomery, D. Angeleena Govathoti, Nancy Franklin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Antibiotics macromolecular substances Emergency Nursing Critical Care Nursing Drug Administration Schedule Clinical Protocols Critical care nursing medicine Humans Hospital Costs Intensive care medicine Severe sepsis Retrospective Studies business.industry Length of Stay Middle Aged Antimicrobial Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome United States Anti-Bacterial Agents Early Diagnosis Logistic Models Treatment Outcome Case-Control Studies Female business |
| Zdroj: | Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN. 30(5) |
| ISSN: | 1538-8646 |
| Popis: | This study was conducted to determine the effect of an empiric antimicrobial guide on clinical and economic outcomes related to severe sepsis. As all critical care nurses know, severe sepsis is often life-threatening. The study found that an empiric antimicrobial guide specific for severe sepsis was associated with a reduced length of stay, a significantly earlier time to first dose antibiotic, and significantly lower total and variable hospital costs. |
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