Time to embrace sepsis pathways and antibiotic prescribing decision support in the emergency department: Observations from a retrospective single site clinical audit.

Sarah H Herd Penelope J AllenLucy J ReedJennifer A O'HernJessica FraserKatie Louise Flanagan

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2023)

Our observations demonstrate that use of a formal sepsis pathway may improve the screening and early diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock and that there is a need for antibiotic prescribing guidance in the ED.

Keyphrases

septic shock
emergency department
primary care
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury