Implementation of an emergency department sepsis bundle and system redesign: A process improvement initiative

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 112-121

  McColl, Tamara ^a   Gatien, Mathieu ^a   Calder, Lisa ^b   Yadav, Krishan ^a   Tam, Ryan ^c   Ong, Melody ^d   Taljaard, Monica ^b   Stiell, Ian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Quality improvement; Resuscitation; Sepsis; Sepsis bundle; Septic shock; Severe sepsis

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; LACTIC ACID; TOBRAMYCIN; UREA; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SEPSIS; SMOKING; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SEPSIS;

EID: 85016640072     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/cem.2016.351     Document Type: Article

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