Use of a protocolized approach to the management of sepsis can improve time to first dose of antibiotics

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 148-151

  Tipler, Pamela S ^a   Pamplin, Jeremy ^a   Mysliwiec, Vincent ^a   Anderson, David ^a   Mount, Cristin A ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bundles; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875395369     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.08.021     Document Type: Article

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