• Yao-Wen Kuo, Hou-Tai Chang, Pei-Chen Wu, Yen-Fu Chen, Ching-Kai Lin, Yueh-Feng Wen, and Jih-Shuin Jerng.
• Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin, Taiwan.
• J Formos Med Assoc. 2012 Feb 1;111(2):77-82.

Background/PurposeThis two-part study aimed to investigate compliance with the sepsis resuscitation bundle (SRB) and the barriers to its implementation for patients developing septic shock in the general medical wards.MethodsIn the first part, medical records of patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit from the general medical wards due to septic shock were reviewed. Compliance rates with the six SRB components were assessed. In the second part, responsible junior physicians (first-year and second-year residents) in the general wards and senior physicians (third-year residents and fellows) were randomly invited for questionnaire-based interviews.ResultsIn the first part, during the 6-month study period, 40 patients were included. Overall compliance with the SRB within 6 h was only 2.5%, mainly due to femoral catheterization (42.5%) and the lack of measuring central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO₂). Delayed completion of SRB components contributed little to the low compliance rate. In the second part, based on the questionnaire results of 71 junior physicians and 64 senior physicians, the junior physicians were less familiar with the SRB guidelines, particularly regarding the meaning of ScvO₂ (p = 0.01) and management of low ScvO₂ (p = 0.04). Junior physicians were also more reluctant to measure the central venous pressure (CVP; p = 0.04) and the ScvO₂ (p = 0.01), and were also less confident with internal jugular vein or subclavian vein catheterization (p < 0.001).ConclusionCompliance with the SRB for patients developing septic shock in the general medical wards is very low. Besides providing educational programs to improve awareness and acceptance of the SRB, measures to help in central venous catheterization and completion of SRB may be considered.Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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