Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with delayed second doses of antibiotics in sepsis at a large academic medical center
Meghan E. Cook,
Brian R. Schuler,
Michael J. Schontz
et al.
Abstract:Objective:
To evaluate the prevalence, risk factors, and clinical impact of delays in second doses of antibiotics in patients with sepsis.
Design:
Single-center, retrospective, observational study.
Setting:
Large teaching hospital.
Patients:
Adult patients who triggered an electronic sepsis alert in the emergency department (ED), received ≥2 doses of vancomycin or an antipseudomonal beta-lactam, and were discharged with an ICD-10 sepsis code.
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