Background Several reports suggest that implementation of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign
(SSC) guidelines is associated with mortality reduction in sepsis. However, adherence to the …

Prior to 2001 there was no standard for early management of severe sepsis and septic
shock in the emergency department. In the presence of standard or usual care, the …

Purpose To evaluate whether a multifaceted, centrally coordinated quality improvement
program in a network of hospitals can increase compliance with the resuscitation bundle …

Methods This was a multi-center, retrospective, observational study of adult patients with a
hospital discharge diagnosis of severe sepsis or septic shock. The study included patients …

Study objective The noninvasive cardiac output monitor and passive leg-raising maneuver
has been shown to be reasonably accurate in predicting fluid responsiveness in critically ill …

Objective A serum lactate level> 2 mmol/L has been chosen as the preferred cut‐off value
for screening of patients with suspected sepsis. In patients with suspected sepsis presenting …

Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in hospitals. 1 Each year, more than 1.7 million
Americans are diagnosed with sepsis and more than 270,000 people die from sepsis. 2 …

Background Public hospitals in emerging countries pose a challenge to quality improvement
initiatives in sepsis. Our objective was to evaluate the results of a quality improvement …

Contribution to Emergency Nursing Practice• The current literature on implementation of
clinical practice guidelines for sepsis indicates that more research is needed to understand …

Objective: We aimed to assess the results of a quality improvement initiative in sepsis in an
emerging setting and to analyze it according to the institutions' main source of income …