The impact of a sepsis performance improvement program in the emergency department: a before-after intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The latest Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines advocate that all hospitals use sepsis performance improvement programs. However, there is a limited evidence about how to structure such programs and what their potential impact is on sepsis management and outcomes in the emergency department (ED). In this study, we evaluated the implementation of a sepsis performance improvement program in the ED including a dedicated sepsis response team and analyzed the management and outcomes of sepsis patients before and after.

Methods

We conducted a before-after interventional study in the ED of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands. The sepsis performance improvement program included regular educational meetings, daily audits and weekly feedback, a screening

SUBMITTER: Schinkel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9670071 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature