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Development and implementation of sepsis alert systems.
Development and implementation of sepsis alert systems is challenging, particularly outside the monitored intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Current evidence does not support routine use of sepsis alert systems in clinical practice. Continuous improvement in the afferent and efferent aspects will help translate theoretic advantages into measurable patient benefit.
AHRQ-funded; HS022799.
Citation: Harrison AM, Gajic O, Pickering BW .
Development and implementation of sepsis alert systems.
Clin Chest Med 2016 Jun;37(2):219-29. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2016.01.004..
Keywords: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Sepsis, Outcomes, Adverse Events