The impact of clinical protocols in the management of severe sepsis: A prospective cohort study

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 663-674

  Phua, J ^a,b   Ho, B C ^a,c   Tee, A ^a,d   Chan, K P ^a,e   Johan, A ^a,f   Loo, S ^a,c   Soh, C R ^a,e   Chia, N ^a,f   Tan, A Y ^a,b   Tham, H M ^a,d   Chan, Y H ^a,g   Koh, Y ^a,h  

^a Singapore Soc of Intensive Care Medicine's Natl Investigators for Clin Epidemiology and Research   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^g NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^h University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clinical protocols; Guideline adherence; Physician's practice patterns; Severe sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DROTRECOGIN; GLUCOSE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS;

EID: 84865103995     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1204000413     Document Type: Article

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