Pharmacist involvement in a multidisciplinary initiative to reduce sepsis-related mortality

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 143-149

  Beardsley, James R ^a   Jones, Catherine M ^b   Williamson, John ^a   Chou, Jason ^c   Currie Coyoy, Margaret ^a   Jackson, Teresa ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURNAROUND TIME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; STANDARDS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 84964033990     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp150186     Document Type: Article

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