Chasing the Golden Hour - Lessons learned from improving initial neutropenic sepsis management.

ABSTRACT: Neutropenic sepsis remains a time critical and potentially fatal complication of systemic anti-cancer therapy. A target 'door to needle' time of one hour for first dose empirical intravenous antibiotics continues to be promoted nationally. A baseline audit (June 2011) highlighted shortfalls in care in the Belfast Trust, with only 15% of patients receiving antibiotics within sixty minutes. A multi-professional group within the Trust was established to try and initiate the improvements in neutropenic sepsis recognition and initial management that were urgently required. A number of strategies have been developed over the last five years. Firstly an integrated care pathway was introduced, which is currently used by nursing and medical staff for patients presenting with suspected neutropenic s

SUBMITTER: Forde C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5387975 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature