Suspected Sepsis Clinical Pathway — CICU/CCU
Suspected Sepsis Clinical Pathway — CICU/CCU
Goals
- To standardize the approach of evaluation for possible sepsis, including guidance on culture collection
- To provide a plan of care specific to the cardiac center population for severe sepsis treatment
Metrics
- Improve timeliness of 1st antibiotic administration in patients with high concern for severe sepsis
- Improve timeliness of fluid bolus administration in patients with high concern for severe sepsis
Balancing measures:
- Sepsis-related length of stay in CICU/CCU
- Antibiotic-related medication errors
- Acute kidney injury related to antibiotics