A national educational effort in Spain to promote appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock was associated with a lower rate of sepsis deaths in hospitals and improved guideline adherence, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services make SEP-1 sepsis care bundle a pay-for-performance measure. The inclusion of the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1) into Medicare's ...

A new study raises critical questions about the effectiveness of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) sepsis quality measure, known as the Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle ...

CCO Hoda Asmar says the health system improved sepsis care during the first two years by focusing on two processes, including early administration of antibiotics. After committing to improve sepsis ...

ORLANDO -- Following an exhaustive literature search, researchers were unable to find compelling evidence that mandated sepsis treatment guidelines from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

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Over the last three decades, critical care and emergency medicine have made great progress in recognising and managing sepsis through early recognition and protocolised resuscitation. For initial ...

A network meta-analysis of randomized trials found that balanced crystalloids reduced 90-day mortality more than low-molecular-weight hydroxyethyl starch and saline in patients with sepsis or septic ...

Intravenous fluids and vasopressor agents are commonly used in early resuscitation of patients with sepsis, but comparative data for prioritizing their delivery are limited. In an unblinded ...