The Use of an Early Alert System to Improve Compliance with Sepsis Bundles and to Assess Impact on Mortality
Introduction. Diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines, organized as sepsis bundles, have been shown to improve mortality, but timely and consistent implementation of these can be challenging. Our study examined the use of a screening tool and an early alert system to improve bundle compliance and mort...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Critical Care Research and Practice |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/980369 |