Septic shock: A multidisciplinary response team and weekly feedback to clinicians improve the process of care and mortality

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 252-258

  Schramm, Garrett E ^a   Kashyap, Rahul ^a   Mullon, John J ^a   Gajic, Ognjen ^a   Afessa, Bekele ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical protocols; critical care; mortality; process assessment (health care); sepsis

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL RATE; WARD;

EID: 79251577926     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181ffde08     Document Type: Article

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