C23 CRITICAL CARE: WHAT CAN BE MEASURED CAN BE IMPROVED - INVESTIGATING THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CRITICAL ILLNESS: Most Patients With Sepsis Do Not Receive All Appropriate Antibiotics Within 3 Hours Of Emergency Department Triage

A central recommendation from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) is to administer broad-spectrum antibiotics within 3 hours of emergency department (ED) triage. For patients with prior healthcare exposure, appropriate empiric Gram-positive coverage included vancomycin, daptomycin, or linezolid and...

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Published inAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 195
Main Authors Quinn, S J, Esmero, V, Pu, C Y, Kakol, M, Gonzalez, H, Wessel, S, Kapp, C M, Dodia, N, Borgetti, S, Jacobson, J, Gueret, R, Greenberg, J A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York American Thoracic Society 01.01.2017
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Antibiotics
Pathogens
Sepsis
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Summary:A central recommendation from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) is to administer broad-spectrum antibiotics within 3 hours of emergency department (ED) triage. For patients with prior healthcare exposure, appropriate empiric Gram-positive coverage included vancomycin, daptomycin, or linezolid and appropriate empiric Gram-negative coverage included third-generation cephalosporins, third-generation penicillins with beta lactamase activity, or carbapenems.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970