J. Matthew Edwards

TL;DR: There is substantial variability in incidence and mortality of severe sepsis depending on the method of database abstraction used, and a uniform, consistent method is needed for use in national registries to facilitate accurate assessment of clinical interventions and outcome comparisons between hospitals and regions.

TL;DR: Patients with severe sepsis treated in hospitals with higher case volumes had improved adjusted outcomes, and there was an inverse relationship between severe Sepsis case volume and inpatient mortality.

TL;DR: A panel discussion made up of experts from the fields of acute care surgery, interventional cardiology, acute ischemic stroke, cardiac arrest, critical care medicine, pediatric EM, and medical toxicology added valuable insight into the possibilities of maximizing patient outcomes through regionalized systems of emergency care.

TL;DR: The provision of emergency care in the United States, regionalized or not, depends on an adequate workforce and what is known about the current emergency medicine and non-EM workforce, future trends, and research opportunities is discussed.

TL;DR: Evidence suggests that regionalized systems of care for acute cardiovascular events may increase compliance with existing life-saving guidelines and improve patient outcomes.