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IntroductionED overcrowding has been associated with increased mortality, morbidity and delays to essential treatment. It was hypothesised that hospital‐wide reforms designed to improve patient access and flow, in addition to improving ED overcrowding, would impact on clinically important processes within the ED, such as timely delivery of antibiotics.
MethodsA single pre‐implementation and post‐implementation...
Introduction
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines recommend administration of appropriate antibiotics within 1 h in patients with severe sepsis, with two sets of blood cultures taken prior to administration.
Objective
We evaluated the effect of introducing a Sepsis Early Alert Tool (SEAT) in the ED. Outcomes were antibiotic timing, antibiotic choice and obtaining adequate blood cultures.
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