Care bundles: resuscitation of patients with severe sepsis.
This article outlines a nurse-led system to identify patients with severe sepsis outside critical care settings. It also discusses how the Surviving Sepsis Campaign's severe sepsis resuscitation care bundle can be initiated. Patient outcome and audit results are examined.
Peel
Matthew
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Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds. Matthew.peel@leedsth.nhs.uk
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D012151:Resuscitation; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D006113:United Kingdom
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents