Could you send the literature or references that you used to make the changes, even if soft
Thanks Sent from my iPhone On Jun 6, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Terry Clemmer <[email protected]> wrote: > Stephanie > When I read the literature carefully the evidence that it improves outcome is > soft at best. That being said, in the Urban Central Region of Intermountain > Healthcare we have gone to extended infusion of Vancomycin despite the > inadequacy of the evidence that it saves lives because it financially made a > difference in the cost. > > Terry P. Clemmer, MD > Director of Critical Care Medicine > LDS Hospital > 8th Ave and 'C' Street > Salt Lake City, Utah 84143 > > Phone 801-408-3661 > E-mail: [email protected] > > > "Confidential Report for Improvement of Hospital, Facility and Patient > Care--Not Part of Medical Record and Not to be Used in Litigation--Prepared > Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 26-25-1 et seq., or Idaho Code Ann. § 39-1392 et > seq." > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shawver, > Stephanie > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 3:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Extended Infusion Beta Lactam Antibiotics > > Colleagues, > > I am curious to hear feedback on the recent studies indicating that extended > or continuous infusion of certain beta-lactam antibiotics have shown better > outcomes for severe sepsis and septic shock patients. Our hospital’s Sepsis > Committee is considering changing the antibiotic regime on our protocol to > have the applicable beta-lactam antibiotics infused over an extended period > of time, if not continuous. Are there any other facilities out there going > this route? > > Stephanie Shawver BSN, RN > Infection Prevention Practitioner & SLMV Sepsis Coordinator > St. Luke's Magic Valley > 801 Pole Line Road West | Twin Falls, ID 83301 > Office: (208) 814.3052 | Email: [email protected] > Infection Prevention Line: (208)-814-5120 > “ We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit.” > - Aristotle > > mg.slrmc.org made the following annotations > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > "This message is intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is > addressed and may contain information that is confidential or privileged, the > disclosure of which is governed by applicable law. If the reader of this > message > is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you > have > received this message by error, please notify us immediately and destroy > the related message." > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Sepsisgroups mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
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