Utilization of Pharmacist Responders as a Component of a Multidisciplinary Sepsis Bundle

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1145-1151

  Flynn, Jeremy D ^a   McConeghy, Kevin W ^b   Flannery, Alexander H ^a   Nestor, Melissa ^c   Branson, Pam ^a   Hatton, Kevin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c VIDANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bundle; pharmacist; sepsis; septic shock

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; NORADRENALIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 84905485955     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: 15426270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1060028014538773     Document Type: Article

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