Management and outcomes of patients presenting with sepsis and septic shock to the emergency department during nursing handover: a retrospective cohort study

Management and outcomes of patients presenting with sepsis and septic shock to the emergency department during nursing handover: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Clinical handover is an important process for the transition of patient-care responsibility to the next healthcare provider, but it may divert the attention of the team away from active patients. This is challenging in the Emergency Department (ED) because of highly dynamic patie...

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Main Authors: Sami Alsolamy, Atheer Al-Sabhan, Najla Alassim, Musharaf Sadat, Eman Al Qasim, Hani Tamim, Yaseen M Arabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Sepsis
Handover
Nursing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-018-0155-8

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