Time to effective antibiotic administration in adult patients with septic shock: A descriptive analysis

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 288-293

  Kanji, Zahra ^a,b   Dumaresque, Carla ^a  

^a PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Hypotension; Septic shock; Timeliness

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866395473     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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