2019
Decreasing Time to Antibiotics for Patients with Sepsis in the Emergency Department
Emerson BL, Ciaburri R, Brophy C, Kandil SB. Decreasing Time to Antibiotics for Patients with Sepsis in the Emergency Department. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2019, 4: e173. PMID: 31579872, PMCID: PMC6594778, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentMultidisciplinary teamBest practice alertEmergency department arrivalEfficiency of careNonsevere sepsisIntravenous antibioticsAntibiotic ordersAntibiotic administrationSeptic shockPractice alertBlood culturesPatient outcomesSepsisTimely careStaff educationSpectrum diseasePatientsSignificant causeSpecific interventionsAntibioticsBaseline dataCareMinutes
2013
Paediatric community-acquired septic shock: results from the REPEM network study
Van de Voorde P, Emerson B, Gomez B, Willems J, Yildizdas D, Iglowstein I, Kerkhof E, Mullen N, Pinto CR, Detaille T, Qureshi N, Naud J, De Dooy J, Van Lancker R, Dupont A, Boelsma N, Mor M, Walker D, Sabbe M, Hachimi-Idrissi S, Da Dalt L, Waisman H, Biarent D, Maconochie I, Moll H, Benito J. Paediatric community-acquired septic shock: results from the REPEM network study. European Journal Of Pediatrics 2013, 172: 667-674. PMID: 23354787, PMCID: PMC3631515, DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-1930-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Overall Performance CategoryMechanical ventilationEmergency departmentEarly goal-directed therapyOverall Performance CategorySubsequent intensive careUse of dobutamineFuture prospective trialsGoal-directed therapyIntensive care admissionProspective observational trialLower base excessVasoactive medicationsCare admissionSevere sepsisSignificant comorbiditiesVasoactive supportProspective trialDisease courseOrgan dysfunctionOverall mortalitySeptic shockED consultationsObservational trialConcomitant treatment