Association Between the New York Sepsis Care Mandate and In-Hospital Mortality for Pediatric Sepsis -

Association Between the New York Sepsis Care Mandate and In-Hospital Mortality for Pediatric Sepsis
Information type: Other primary research
Source: Journal of the American Medical Association
Specialities: Infection and infectious diseases | Paediatric and neonatal medicine
Summary
Retrospective cohort study (n=1179) found after a mandate for sepsis care, completion of a sepsis bundle within 1 hour vs. not completing within 1 hour, was linked to lower risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality (OR 0.59; 95% CI, 0.38-0.93; p=0.02) in this population.
UKMi comment

One hour sepsis bundle consisted of blood cultures, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and a 20-mL/kg intravenous fluid bolus.
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