Objectives To perform an audit of empirical antibiotic therapy (EAT) of sepsis at the
emergency department and to analyse the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) …

The appropriate antibiotic treatment of patients with bacterial sepsis in the intensive care unit
(ICU) remains a challenge. Considering that current international guidelines recommend 7 …

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the impact of early infectious diseases (ID) antimicrobial
stewardship (AMS) intervention on inpatient sepsis antibiotic management …

Background Outcomes in patients with sepsis are better if initial empirical antimicrobial use
is appropriate. Several studies have shown that adherence to guidelines dictating …

Objectives Appropriate initial antibiotic therapy is critical for successfully treating sepsis. In
the emergency department (ED), clinicians often rely on septic symptoms to guide empirical …

Background Sepsis guidelines recommend daily review to de-escalate or stop antibiotics in
appropriate patients. This randomized, controlled trial evaluated an opt-out protocol to …

Objectives There has been concern that the imperative to administer rapid antimicrobials in
septic patients may result in inappropriate antimicrobial use. We aimed to determine the …

Background: Early administration of antibiotics in sepsis is associated with improved patient
outcomes, but safe and generalizable approaches to de-escalate or discontinue antibiotics …

Introduction Failure of early identification of sepsis in the emergency department (ED) leads
to significant delays in antibiotic administration which adversely affects patient outcomes …

Introduction Timely, evidence-based emergency care for sepsis saves lives. The primary aim
of this systematic review was to examine the effect of implementation of guidelines for the …