Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety / Joint Commission Resources
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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf · Sep 2007
ReviewDeveloping quality measures for sepsis care in the ICU.
Sepsis is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and costs of care. Although several therapies improve outcomes in patients with sepsis, rigorously developed measures to evaluate quality of sepsis care in the intensive care unit (ICU) are lacking. ⋯ The identification of potential measures of quality of care for patients with sepsis can help caregivers to focus on evidence-based interventions that improve mortality and to evaluate their current performance. Further work is needed to evaluate the feasibility and validity of the measures.