show that sepsis accounts for 11% of admissions to ICU. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines in Australia recommend administration of appropriate antibiotics within 1 h in patients with severe sepsis. A recent study 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. The introduction of a SEAT in the ED is associated with earlier recognition of severe sepsis and improvements in quality of care.MNCLHD
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Sepsis Early Alert Tool
Recent data from the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) adult database
show that sepsis accounts for 11% of admissions to ICU. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines in Australia recommend administration of appropriate antibiotics within 1 h in patients with severe sepsis. A recent study 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. The introduction of a SEAT in the ED is associated with earlier recognition of severe sepsis and improvements in quality of care.
show that sepsis accounts for 11% of admissions to ICU. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines in Australia recommend administration of appropriate antibiotics within 1 h in patients with severe sepsis. A recent study 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. The introduction of a SEAT in the ED is associated with earlier recognition of severe sepsis and improvements in quality of care.
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