Sepsis

Research from Washington University yields new data on sepsis

Published in Hospital Business Week, April 19th, 2009

In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate the hospital-wide impact of a standardized order set for the management of bacteremic severe sepsis on processes of medical care and patient outcomes. Retrospective, before and after study design."

"Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a 1200-bed academic medical center. Bacteremic patients with severe sepsis (200 from the 18-month before period and 200 from the 18-month after period). Hospital-wide implementation of a standardized order set for the management of bacteremic severe sepsis. A total of 400 patients with bacteremia and severe sepsis were selected at random within the specified time...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2009-04-19)

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