An electronic tool for the evaluation and treatment of sepsis in the icu: A randomized controlled trial

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1595-1602

  Semler, Matthew W ^a   Weavind, Liza ^b   Hooper, Michael H ^c   Rice, Todd W ^a   Gowda, Supriya Srinivasa ^d   Nadas, Andras ^e   Song, Yanna ^a   Martin, Jason B ^f   Bernard, Gordon R ^a   Wheeler, Arthur P ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alert; Early goal directed therapy; Electronic; Protocol; Resuscitation; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; AGED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84939141387     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001020     Document Type: Article

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