Show me the money: long-term financial impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program

JR Beardsley, JC Williamson, JW Johnson… - Infection Control & …, 2012 - cambridge.org
The financial impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program in operation for more than 11
years was determined by calculating the reduction in antimicrobial expenditures minus …

Pharmacist involvement in a multidisciplinary initiative to reduce sepsis-related mortality

JR Beardsley, CM Jones, J Williamson… - American Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Purpose Pharmacy department contributions to a medical center's broad initiative to improve
sepsis care outcomes are described. Summary Timely and appropriate antimicrobial therapy …

Implementing a collaborative sepsis protocol on the time to antibiotics in an emergency department of a Saudi hospital: Quasi randomized study

RS Rehmani, JI Memon… - Critical Care Research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of an ED sepsis protocol on
the time to antibiotics for emergency department (ED) patients with severe sepsis. Methods …

Improving severe sepsis outcomes: cost and time to first antibiotic dose

RW Hutchison, DA Govathoti, K Fehlis… - Dimensions of Critical …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Effect of a Sepsis Order Set on Morbidity and Mortality within a community Hospital Emergency Department

L Oscarson, T Roberts, G Sivley, E Lee - 2022 - repository.arizona.edu
Specific Aims: To determine whether the implementation of a sepsis order set decreases the
mortality rate and time to crucial sepsis treatment options in a community hospital setting …

[PDF][PDF] Module 1 Healthcare Organization Infection Prevention and Control Programs: Essential Partners of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs

TR Talbot - 2012 - azdhs.gov
After returning to his hospital, the CEO asked his leadership team to review the hospital
system's existing programs regarding HAI reduction and to investigate the business and …