Triage sepsis alert and sepsis protocol lower times to fluids and antibiotics in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-9

  Hayden, Geoffrey E ^a   Tuuri, Rachel E ^a   Scott, Rachel ^a   Losek, Joseph D ^a   Blackshaw, Aaron M ^a   Schoenling, Andrew J ^a   Nietert, Paul J ^a   Hall, Greg A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; LACTIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPSIS WORKUP AND TREATMENT PROTOCOL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEX; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FLUID THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; TIME FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84951907074     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.08.039     Document Type: Article

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