Impact of 1-hour and 3-hour sepsis time bundles on antibiotic use in emergency departments in Queensland, Australia: a before-and-after cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if the introduction of an emergency department (ED) sepsis screening tool and management bundle affects antibiotic prescribing and use.

Design

Multicentre, cohort, before-and-after study design.

Setting

Three tertiary hospitals in Queensland, Australia (median bed size 543, range 520-742).

Participants

Adult patients, presenting to the ED with symptoms and signs suggestive of sepsis who had blood cultures collected. These participants were further assessed and stratified as having septic shock, sepsis or infection alone, using Sepsis-3 definitions. The study dates were 1 July 2017-31 March 2020.

Intervention

The breakthrough series collaborative 'Could this be Sepsis?' Programme, aimed at embedding a sepsis screening tool and treat

SUBMITTER: Wilks K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481845 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature