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Mortality reduction in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock through a comprehensive sepsis initiative

Authors: K Nguyen, L Cook, EP Greenlee

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 2/2014

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The Integrated Nurse Leadership Program (INLP), a regional quality improvement initiative to reduce deaths from sepsis, began in 2008. Nine participating hospitals were provided networking opportunities and training on: care of the septic patient, program and leadership development, and data collection and analysis. El Camino Hospital (ECH) applied these concepts during implementation of the early goal-directed therapy bundle as recommended by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. This paper describes the implementation process and presents data analysis from the 22-month project, focusing on severe sepsis and septic shock mortality. …

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Title: Mortality reduction in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock through a comprehensive sepsis initiative
Authors: K Nguyen
L Cook
EP Greenlee
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 2/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc14031

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