Abstract

More than 75,000 children are hospitalized with sepsis annually with a mortality rate between 8 and 21 percent. Prompt identification and rapid evidenced-based treatment is essential to maximizing outcomes in this population. This is phase one of a multi-year multidisciplinary quality improvement project. This initial phase was limited to screening, rapid identification, and standardized treatment of the sepsis patient in the emergency care setting.

Author Details

John Viglo, RN, MSN, FACHE; Neal Cho, PharmD; Caleb Jacobs, MSN, RN, CHSE; Alice Ferguson, MSN, RN, CPHQ; Grant Keeney, MD, MS; Robert Kregenow MD, MPH; Melissa Skaugset, MD; Leah Wagner, RN, CPEN; Lara Wood, MN, RN, CPN; Katherine Long, MD

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, Tacoma, Washington, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Pediatric Sepsis, Emergency Department, Patient Care Improvement

Conference Name

Emergency Nursing 2020

Conference Host

Emergency Nurses Association

Conference Location

Virtual Event

Conference Year

2020

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Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Poster

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Implementation of a sepsis program in a dedicated pediatric emergency department - The beginning of a journey

Virtual Event

More than 75,000 children are hospitalized with sepsis annually with a mortality rate between 8 and 21 percent. Prompt identification and rapid evidenced-based treatment is essential to maximizing outcomes in this population. This is phase one of a multi-year multidisciplinary quality improvement project. This initial phase was limited to screening, rapid identification, and standardized treatment of the sepsis patient in the emergency care setting.