Evaluation of antibiotic escalation in response to nurse-driven inpatient sepsis screen.

Daisuke FurukawaThomas D DieringerMitchell D WongJulia T TongIsa A CaderLauren E WiskMaria A HanSummer M GuptaRussell B KerbelDaniel Z UslanChristopher J Graber

Published in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2021)

Inpatient sepsis screening led to a new infectious diagnosis in 13.2% of all positive sepsis screens, and the risk of prolonged antibiotic exposure without a clear infectious source was low. Pneumonia diagnostics and lactate testing are potential targets for future stewardship efforts.

Keyphrases

septic shock
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
high throughput
acute care
palliative care
mental health
primary care
genome wide
randomized controlled trial
open label