Impact of 1-hour and 3-hour sepsis time bundles on antibiotic use in emergency departments in Queensland, Australia: a before-and-after cohort study

Impact of 1-hour and 3-hour sepsis time bundles on antibiotic use in emergency departments in Queensland, Australia: a before-and-after cohort study

Objective To determine if the introduction of an emergency department (ED) sepsis screening tool and management bundle affects antibiotic prescribing and use.Design Multicentre, cohort, before-and-after study design.Setting Three tertiary hospitals in Queensland, Australia (median bed size 543, rang...

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Main Authors: Paul Lane, Kristen Gibbons, Michael Rice, Balasubramanian Venkatesh, Donna Mason, Kathryn Wilks, Robert Seaton, Lyndell Redpath, Endrias Ergetu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/9/e072167.full

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