Implementation of sepsis management guideline in a community-based teaching hospital - Can education be potentially beneficial for septic patients?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 705-710

  Nguyen, H M ^a   Schiavoni, A ^b   Scott, K D ^b   Tanios, M A ^b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; DROTRECOGIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; APACHE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862747228     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2012.02939.x     Document Type: Article

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