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The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: results of an international guideline-based performance improvement program targeting severe sepsis

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The Surviving Sepsis Campaign was associated with sustained, continuous quality improvement in sepsis care and a reduction in reported hospital mortality rates wasassociated with participation.
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Objective The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC or “the Campaign”) developed guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock. A performance improvement initiative targeted changing clinical behavior (process improvement) via bundles based on key SSC guideline recommendations on process improvement and patient outcomes.

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Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016

Andrew Rhodes, +58 more
TL;DR: Although a significant number of aspects of care have relatively weak support, evidence-based recommendations regarding the acute management of sepsis and septic shock are the foundation of improved outcomes for these critically ill patients with high mortality.
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Severe sepsis and septic shock

TL;DR: A review of the basis, diagnosis, and current treatment of Sepsis in patients with this disorder is examined.
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Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients

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Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States: analysis of incidence, outcome, and associated costs of care.

TL;DR: Severe sepsis is a common, expensive, and frequently fatal condition, with as many deaths annually as those from acute myocardial infarction, and is especially common in the elderly and is likely to increase substantially as the U.S. population ages.
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Why Don't Physicians Follow Clinical Practice Guidelines?: A Framework for Improvement

TL;DR: A differential diagnosis for why physicians do not follow practice guidelines is offered, as well as a rational approach toward improving guideline adherence and a framework for future research are offered.
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