Sepsis Resources
ED septic shock protocol and guideline may improve care
Study finds insurance type is linked to sepsis risk and survival
The Process of Improvement
Blood-poisoning cases double over last decade
Hospital Best Practice: Include the PCT test in sepsis program
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Quality Improvement Map Video "Sepsis"
Surviving Sepsis Campaign
Edwards Life Sciences
Take the Sepsis Challenge
Journal Articles
Early Goal Directed Therapy In the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Sepsis Shock, Emanuel Rivers, M.D., M.P.H., 2001
Implementing Early Goal-directed Therapy in the Emergency Setting: The Challenges and Experiences of Translating Research Innovations into Clinical Reality in Academic and Community Settings, Alan E. Jones, M.D. 2007
Use of plasma C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, neutrophils, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor, and soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in combination to diagnose infections: a prospective study, Kristian Kofoed, 2007
Lactate Clearance Versus Central Venous Oxygen Saturation as Goals of Early Sepsis Therapy- A Randomized Clinical Trial, Alan E. Jones, M.D., 2010
Validation of a Screening Tool for the Early Identification of Sepsis, Laura J. Moore, 2009
Pharmacy Practice News-Dedicated Team Helps To Improve Outcomes In Severe Sepsis Patients, Fran Lowry, 2010
Pharmacy Practice News-Pharmacists Help Minimize Delays to Proper Sepsis Care, Karen Blum, 2009
Arterial blood pressure during early sepsis and outcome, Martin W. Dunser, 2007
Serum lactate is associated with mortality in severe sepsis independent of organ failure and shock*, Mark E. Mikkelsen, 2009
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock, R. Philip Delinger, MD, 2008
The Epidemiology of Sepsis in the United States from 1979 through 2000, Greg S. Martin, MD, 2003
