Featured Publications
Sepsis: An update in management
Galen BT, Sankey C. Sepsis: An update in management. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 10: 746-752. PMID: 26218572, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2435.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIntensive care unitMortality/complicationsManagement of sepsisEvidence-based careHospital mortalitySepsis survivorshipSevere sepsisSepsis bundleCare unitVolume resuscitationSepsis researchEarly recognitionPivotal studiesDisease spectrumSepsisClinical practiceMedicine practitionersEvidence baseHospitalistsSignificant findingsReview articleSource controlComplicationsPatientsResuscitation
2019
Pneumococcal Bacteremia Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Howard F, Sankey C. Pneumococcal Bacteremia Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1653-1657. PMID: 31011972, PMCID: PMC6667527, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05001-x.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisStreptococcal infectionOccult sinusitisPneumococcal bacteremiaRecurrent pneumococcal infectionsS. pneumoniae bacteremiaSevere streptococcal infectionsIntroduction of vaccinesEffective antibiotic treatmentGeneral medical practitionersPneumoniae bacteremiaIntravascular coagulationPneumococcal infectionAntibiotic treatmentPyogenic diseaseStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacteremiaInfectionCausative agentLymphohistiocytosisSuch predispositionSinusitisMedical practitionersIllness scriptsSepsis
2018
Using System Inflammatory Response Syndrome as an Easy-to-Implement, Sustainable, and Automated Tool for All-Cause Deterioration Among Medical Inpatients
Fogerty RL, Sussman LS, Kenyon K, Li F, Sukumar N, Kliger AS, Acker K, Sankey C. Using System Inflammatory Response Syndrome as an Easy-to-Implement, Sustainable, and Automated Tool for All-Cause Deterioration Among Medical Inpatients. Journal Of Patient Safety 2018, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 29369071, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefinition of sepsisClinical deteriorationMedical inpatientsAdult inpatientsSystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaElectronic health record toolsInflammatory response syndromeAcademic medical centerSyndrome criteriaResponse syndromeClinical benefitMedical CenterHigh riskMinimal additional resourcesInpatientsSIRSSepsisPatientsIntervention toolSpectrum disorderDeteriorationAdmissionSyndrome