Variation in Emergency Department Adherence to Treatment Guidelines for Inpatient Pneumonia and Sepsis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Stacy A TrentZachary J JarouEdward P HavranekAdit A GindeJason S Haukoos

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2019)

Adherence to ED infectious CPGs for pneumonia and sepsis varies significantly across diseases and types of institutions with significant room for improvement, especially in light of a significant association with in-hospital mortality.

Keyphrases

emergency department
acute kidney injury
septic shock
intensive care unit
palliative care
mental health
clinical practice
combination therapy
community acquired pneumonia
skeletal muscle
adverse drug
smoking cessation