Three-Hour Bundle Compliance and Outcomes in Patients With Undiagnosed Severe Sepsis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to compare completion of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign 3-hour treatment recommendations and patient-centered outcomes between patients with severe sepsis who received a sepsis-specific diagnosis code with those who did not.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort analysis of adult patients admitted through an academic medical center ED who received an antibiotic and met criteria for severe sepsis. We measured and compared the Surviving Sepsis Campaign 3-hour treatment recommendations along with patient-centered outcomes in patients who were diagnosed with severe sepsis and those who were not.

Results

A total of 5,631 patients were identified (60.6 ± 17.2 years of age; 48.9% women). Less than half (32.8%) received an International C

SUBMITTER: Deis AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6689078 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature