Managing severe sepsis: A national survey of current practices

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-53

  Durthaler, Jeffrey M ^a   Ernst, Frank R ^b   Johnston, Joseph A ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b Premier   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiinfective agents; Antiinflammatory agents; Data collection; Diagnosis; Drotrecogin alfa; Hospitals; Protocols; Sepsis; Tests, laboratory

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DROTRECOGIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; NURSE MANAGER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEPSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL; NURSING;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEPSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62449291927     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080067     Document Type: Article

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