Improved empirical antibiotic treatment of sepsis after an educational intervention: the ABISS-Edusepsis study

Improved empirical antibiotic treatment of sepsis after an educational intervention: the ABISS-Edusepsis study

Abstract Background Early appropriate antibiotic treatment is essential in sepsis. We aimed to evaluate the impact of a multifaceted educational intervention to improve antibiotic treatment. We hypothesized that the intervention would hasten and improve the appropriateness of empirical antibiotic ad...

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Main Authors: Ricard Ferrer, María Luisa Martínez, Gemma Gomà, David Suárez, Luis Álvarez-Rocha, María Victoria de la Torre, Gumersindo González, Rafael Zaragoza, Marcio Borges, Jesús Blanco, Eduardo Palencia Herrejón, Antonio Artigas, for the ABISS-Edusepsis Study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Sepsis
Septic shock
Quality improvement
Timing of antibiotics
De-escalation
Hospital mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-018-2091-0

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