Improving severe sepsis outcomes: cost and time to first antibiotic dose. Academic Article

abstract

• This study was conducted to determine the effect of an empiric antimicrobial guide on clinical and economic outcomes related to severe sepsis. As all critical care nurses know, severe sepsis is often life-threatening. The study found that an empiric antimicrobial guide specific for severe sepsis was associated with a reduced length of stay, a significantly earlier time to first dose antibiotic, and significantly lower total and variable hospital costs.

authors

• Hutchison, Robert
• Zheng, Qi

published proceedings

• Dimens Crit Care Nurs

altmetric score

• 2.7

author list (cited authors)

• Hutchison, R. W., Govathoti, D. A., Fehlis, K., Zheng, Q. i., Cottrell, J. H., Franklin, N., & Montgomery, G. M.

citation count

• 5

complete list of authors

• Hutchison, Robert W||Govathoti, D Angeleena||Fehlis, Kyle||Zheng, Qi||Cottrell, Janet H||Franklin, Nancy||Montgomery, G Mark

publication date

• September 2011

publisher

• Wolters Kluwer  Publisher

published in

• Dimensions in Critical Care Nursing  Journal

keywords

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Case-Control Studies
• Clinical Protocols
• Drug Administration Schedule
• Early Diagnosis
• Female
• Hospital Costs
• Humans
• Length Of Stay
• Logistic Models
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Retrospective Studies
• Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
• Treatment Outcome
• United States

PubMed Central ID

• 21841424

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1097/DCC.0b013e318227756d

start page

• 277

end page

• 282

volume

• 30

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/dcc.0b013e318227756d