title: Reduced mortality after the implementation of a protocol for the early detection of severe sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Municipal São José, Joinville, Brazil 89202-000.
authors.forename: Glauco A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Westphal
authors.forename: Álvaro
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.forename: Milton
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caldeira Filho
authors.forename: Janaína
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feijó
authors.forename: Louise Trindade
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Kênia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Sheila Fonseca
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Anderson R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Roman Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D013997:Time Factors