Impact of a multidisciplinary care bundle for necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections (NSTIs) require both prompt medical and surgical treatment. The coordination of multiple urgent interventions by care bundles has improved outcome in other settings. This study aimed to assess the impact of a multidisciplinary care bundle on management and outcome of patients with NSTIs. METHODS:Patients with NSTIs admitted between 2006 and 2017 were compared according to admission before or after bundle implementation (2012-2013). This bundle consisted mainly in (1) the creation of a multidisciplinary task force; (2) management guidelines on empirical antibiotics, intensive care unit admission criteria, a triage algorithm to accelerate operating room access; and (3) an active communication policy. Patient recruitment and management we

SUBMITTER: Urbina T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6813408 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature