Sepsis Order Set Use Associated With Increased Care Value.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sepsis is common and expensive, and evidence suggests that sepsis order sets may help to improve care. Very incomplete evidence exists regarding the effects of sepsis order sets on the value of care produced by hospitals or the societal costs of sepsis care.

Research question

In patients hospitalized for sepsis, is the receipt a of a sepsis order set vs no order set associated with improved value of care, defined as decreased hospital mortality, decreased hospital direct variable costs, and decreased societal spending on hospitalizations?

Study design and methods

This retrospective cohort study included patients discharged with sepsis International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, codes over 2 years from a large integrated delivery system. Using

SUBMITTER: Dale CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638543 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature