Dear list-serv members, Currently our heath care system is struggling to reduce our mortality with lactic acids >4. Our overall mortality is 23.7% with a target goal of 14.1%; we are improving on this. However, we can't seem to reduce our mortality rate with lactic acids of 4 or greater. Currently, in this range, our system has a 39.3% mortality with one of our facilities running in the 60% range. I am wondering how others are dealing with this and I am looking to see if others have seem improvements on specific strategies. For background purposes, we began our program Jan 2013, have implemented sepsis order sets (not great compliance), ED screening tool, and an inpatient acknowledgement screen assessment. This last month, we only had 3 RRTs related to sepsis. We do have physician champions and I am sending good cases and "need improvement" emails to leadership. Looking for creative methods to reduced our mortality. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.
Lisa Dumont MSN-sepsis coordinator Southcoast Hospital System [email protected] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain health information protected by law. Any unauthorized use or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by return email, delete this email, and destroy any copies. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Southcoast. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Southcoast accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail.
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