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Evaluating the Impact of Source-Specific Order Sets for Sepsis on Empiric Antibiotic Selection in the Emergency Department

SUMMARY

Open Forum Infectious Diseases | December 22, 2023

Summary:

The severity of how quickly sepsis can progress provoked a need to establish processes that can impact optimal and timely antibiotic decisions. This cohort study delves into the notion of implementing source-specific antibiotic sets for sepsis in the emergency department. The evaluation from this study shows a great benefit to this methodology.

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Lourdes R Menendez Alvarado, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, Pharmacy Department, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, Miami, USA

Alice Margulis Landayan, PharmD, BCIDP, Pharmacy Department, South Miami Hospital, Miami, USA

Jason Morell, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, Pharmacy Department, Doctor’s Hospital, Miami, USA

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