An audit of compliance with the sepsis resuscitation care bundle in patients admitted to A&E with severe sepsis or septic shock

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 250-256

  Baldwin, Lee N ^a   Smith, Sally A ^a   Fender, Veronica ^a   Gisby, Sharon ^a   Fraser, Jayne ^a  

^a KENT AND SUSSEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care bundles; Critical care; Sepsis; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

AGED; APACHE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 53049106073     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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