Improved empirical antibiotic treatment of sepsis after an educational intervention: the ABISS-Edusepsis study.

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Title:	Improved empirical antibiotic treatment of sepsis after an educational intervention: the ABISS-Edusepsis study.
Authors:	Ferrer, Ricard Martínez, María Luisa Gomà, Gemma Suárez, David Álvarez-Rocha, Luis de la Torre, María Victoria González, Gumersindo Zaragoza, Rafael Borges, Marcio Blanco, Jesús Herrejón, Eduardo Palencia Artigas, Antonio View more
Keywords:	De-escalation Hospital mortality Quality improvement Sepsis Septic shock Timing of antibiotics View more
Mesh:	APACHE Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents Education, Continuing Female Hospital Mortality Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Sepsis Spain Statistics, Nonparametric Time Factors View more
Issue Date:	2018
Citation:	Crit Care.2018 06;(22)1:167
Abstract:	Early appropriate antibiotic treatment is essential in sepsis. We aimed to evaluate the impact of a multifaceted educational intervention to improve antibiotic treatment. We hypothesized that the intervention would hasten and improve the appropriateness of empirical antibiotic administration, favor de-escalation, and decrease mortality.
PMID:	29933756
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12530/36301
Rights:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Hospitales > H. U. Infanta Leonor > Artículos Hospitales > H. U. Clínico San Carlos > Artículos

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