Table 4.
Time to Initiation of Clinical Process Measures After Implementation of an Automated Sepsis Screening Tool
| Reference | Type of Alert | Antibiotic Therapy Escalation (h) |
Administer IV Fluids (h) |
Lactate Levels Determined (h) |
Blood for Cultures Drawn (h) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Alert | After Alert | Before Alert | After Alert | Before Alert | After Alert | Before Alert | After Alert | ||
| Kurczewski et al, 201540 | SIRS based | 5.2 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 40.5 | 2.4 | 13.2 | 1.1 |
| Palleschi et al, 201433 | SIRS based | 3.0 | 1.5 | … | … | … | … | … | … |
See Table 1 legend for expansion of abbreviation.