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Sepsis, Suspected — Goals and Metrics — 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

 

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