Performance Improvement in the Management of Sepsis

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 857-867

  Schorr, Christa ^a  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundles; Guidelines; Performance improvement; Sepsis; Severe sepsis; Surviving Sepsis Campaign

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DROTRECOGIN; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COOPERATION; COST CONTROL; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS;

EID: 70350600912     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2009.06.005     Document Type: Review

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