Table 3.
Frequency of Initiation of Clinical Process Measures After Implementation of an Automated Sepsis Screening Tool
| Reference | Type of Alert | Antibiotic Escalation (%) |
Administer IV Fluids (%) |
Draw for Lactate Determination (%) |
Blood for Cultures Drawn (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Alert | After Alert | Before Alert | After Alert | Before Alert | After Alert | Before Alert | After Alert | ||
| Umscheid et al, 201541 | SIRS based | 18 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 19 | 36 | 19 | 24 |
| Sawyer et al, 201149 | Non-SIRS decision tree | 24 | 36 | 24 | 38 | … | … | … | … |
| Palleschi et al, 201433 | SIRS based | … | … | … | … | 50 | 89 | 72 | 75 |
See Table 1 legend for expansion of abbreviation.