The Impact of an Inpatient Nurse-Triggered Sepsis Alert on Antimicrobial Utilization.

A nurse-triggered sepsis alert called "Code Sepsis" was implemented for early recognition and management of sepsis. The researchers analyzed its impact on antimicrobial use and identified factors associated with infection as source of Code Sepsis. The medical records of hospitalized patients with Co...

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Publicado en:Joint Commission Journal on Quality & Patient Safety Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 157 - 165
Autores principales: Kang, Minji, Torriani, Francesca J., Sell, Rebecca E., Wardi, Gabriel, Abeles, Shira R.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Mar2021
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