2022
Establishment of SEP-1 national practice guidelines does not impact fluid administration for septic shock patients
Boccio E, Haimovich A, Jacob V, Zhao X, Wira CR, Venkatesh A, Belsky J. Establishment of SEP-1 national practice guidelines does not impact fluid administration for septic shock patients. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 62: 19-24. PMID: 36209655, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.09.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptic shock patientsShock patientsFluid administrationFluid managementSevere sepsis/septic shockSepsis/septic shockEarly Management BundleRetrospective observational analysisDate of presentationNational practice guidelinesUrban academic centerNational quality measuresLogistic regression analysisOdds of complianceHigh-quality careSepsis severityPrimary outcomeSeptic shockED settingResuscitation strategiesBlood culturesPractice patternsOdds ratioPractice guidelinesProvider practices
2013
Time to antibiotics for septic shock: evaluating a proposed performance measure
Venkatesh AK, Avula U, Bartimus H, Reif J, Schmidt MJ, Powell ES. Time to antibiotics for septic shock: evaluating a proposed performance measure. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 31: 680-683. PMID: 23380106, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHours of arrivalSeptic shockED arrivalAntibiotic administrationConsecutive ED patientsSeptic shock definitionSeptic shock recognitionEmergency department arrivalCross-sectional studyClinical coursePrimary outcomeAcademic EDED patientsMedian timeShock recognitionVariable progressionPatientsInternational guidelinesShock definitionAntibioticsTime courseAdministrationHours