We implemented an acute care sepsis alert because we were finding it difficult to hit the 1 hour antibiotic timing. It is triggered by a positive screen. It goes through a paging system to pharmacy, ICU senior, ICU code nurse, phlebotomy, and respiratory therapy (they run lactates off of their ABG/VBG machine). We've been able to reduce our antibiotic timing to 15-20 minutes vs. 2.5-3hours. We do not use the alert in ED. We haven't seen a need so far. Education was the key to getting ED to increase their compliance with the bundle and early identification. Some ED's use a SIRS trigger, although that can lead to false alerts.
Patty From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Luginbuhl, Ryan S. Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 2:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Sepsis Alert help Hello, The sepsis initiative I'm leading is going to pursue a "sepsis alert" model starting in the ED first then moving it out the floors. I was wondering if any other facilities could explain their Sepsis Alert process. What's worked well? Are you running into any problems with this type of program? I really appreciate your feedback! Ryan Luginbuhl Six Sigma Black Belt | Process Improvement OSF Saint Francis Medical Center "Serving With the Greatest Care and Love" ==================== The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. Access to this message by anyone other than the addressee is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient, or an agent of the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of the message or any action or omission taken by you in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the original e-mail, attachment(s), and any copies. ==================== This message (including any attachments) is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the message (including any attachments) and notify the originator that you received the message in error. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of West Suburban Medical Center. This footer also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses.
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