Clinical pathway intervention compliance and effectiveness when used in the treatment of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock at an Intensive Care Unit in Spain Cumplimiento y efectividad de las intervenciones de un protocolo clínico utilizado en pacientes con sepsis grave y shock séptico en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos en España Observância e efetividade das intervenções de um protocolo clínico utilizado para pacientes com sepse grave e choque séptico de uma Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos da Espanha

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to assess levels of compliance with the intervention bundles contained in a clinical pathway used in the treatment of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, and to analyze the pathway's impact on survival and duration of hospital stays. We...

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Main Authors: Ana Laguna-Pérez, Elisa Chilet-Rosell, Miguel Delgado Lacosta, Carlos Alvarez-Dardet, Joaquín Uris Selles, Carmen Luz Muñoz-Mendoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-08-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692012000400002