Time to antibiotics for septic shock: Evaluating a proposed performance measure

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 680-683

  Venkatesh, Arjun K ^a   Avula, Umakanth ^b   Bartimus, Holly ^b   Reif, Justin ^c   Schmidt, Michael J ^b   Powell, Emilie S ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PATIENT CODING; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; TIME TO TREATMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84875430572     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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