Outcome after implementation of sepsis guideline in the emergency department of a university hospital in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 163-171

  Yang, Marc L C ^a   Graham, Colin A ^b   Rainer, Timothy H ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Critical care; Infection; Lactate; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPERFUSION; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84930025770     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: 23095407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490791502200305     Document Type: Article

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