Key Process Indicators of Mortality in the Implementation of Protocol-driven Therapy for Severe Sepsis

Key Process Indicators of Mortality in the Implementation of Protocol-driven Therapy for Severe Sepsis

Severe sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening disorders. Integrating treatments into a bundle strategy has been proposed to facilitate timely resuscitation, but is difficult to implement. We implemented protocol-driven therapy for severe sepsis, and analyzed retrospectively the key process ind...

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Main Authors: Jiun-Long Wang, Chun-Shih Chin, Ming-Chen Chang, Chi-Yuan Yi, Sou-Jen Shih, Jeng-Yuan Hsu, Chieh-Liang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-10-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
compliance
indicator
protocol implementation
quality improvement
severe sepsis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609604058

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