Postadmission Sepsis as a Screen for Quality Problems
Hughes JS, Eisenhandler J, Goldfield N, Weinberg PG, Averill R. Postadmission Sepsis as a Screen for Quality Problems. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2013, 29: 499-507. PMID: 24226649, DOI: 10.1177/1062860613509002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis codesNew York State hospitalsHospital-acquired sepsisPeripheral intravenous cathetersCentral venous cathetersHospital discharge abstractsCase-control studyHospital complicationsSepsis casesSurgical patientsVenous cathetersCare guidelinesMedical patientsUrethral catheterIntravenous cathetersDischarge abstractsSepsisAdmission indicatorsState HospitalCare problemsPatientsCatheterComplicationsSubsequent developmentHospital