The Effect of Early Warning Systems for Sepsis on Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Journal: Journal of general internal medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign strongly recommends that all hospitals screen for sepsis as part of performance improvement. The effect of screening for sepsis on mortality, time to antibiotics, and length of stay is uncertain.

Authors

  • Samer Ein Alshaeba
    Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. samer.einalshaeba@yale.edu.
  • Elizabeth A Marhoffer
    Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
  • Jürgen L Holleck
    Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
  • Jesse Theisen-Toupal
    George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Alyssa A Grimshaw
    Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
  • Craig G Gunderson
    Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

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