Implementation of Early Goal-directed Therapy for Septic Patients in the Emergency Department: A Review of the Literature

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-19

  Turi, Stephanie K ^a   Von Ah, Diane ^b  

^a ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early goal directed therapy; Emergency services; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS;

EID: 84871956295     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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