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Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Sep 2011
Improving severe sepsis outcomes: cost and time to first antibiotic dose.
- Robert W Hutchison, D Angeleena Govathoti, Kyle Fehlis, Qi Zheng, Janet H Cottrell, Nancy Franklin, and G Mark Montgomery.
- PharmD, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Rangel College of Pharmacy, 319 SRPH Administration Bldg, MS-1266, College Station, TX 77843, USA. Hutchison@tamhsc.edu
- Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2011 Sep 1; 30 (5): 277-82.
AbstractThis study was conducted to determine the effect of an empiric antimicrobial guide on clinical and economic outcomes related to severe sepsis. As all critical care nurses know, severe sepsis is often life-threatening. The study found that an empiric antimicrobial guide specific for severe sepsis was associated with a reduced length of stay, a significantly earlier time to first dose antibiotic, and significantly lower total and variable hospital costs.
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