The use of an early alert system to improve compliance with sepsis bundles and to assess impact on mortality

Critical Care Research and Practice

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Larosa, Jennifer Anne ^a   Ahmad, Noeen ^a   Feinberg, Monica ^a   Shah, Monica ^a   Dibrienza, Roseann ^a   Studer, Sean ^a  

^a NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84866258850     PISSN: 20901305     EISSN: 20901313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/980369     Document Type: Article

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