Impact of the surviving sepsis campaign on the recognition and management of severe sepsis in the emergency department: Are we failing?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 670-675

  Cronshaw, Helen Lindsay ^a   Daniels, Ron ^b   Bleetman, Anthony ^b   Joynes, Emma ^c   Sheils, Mark ^d  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL AUDIT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960810684     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.089581     Document Type: Article

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