EVALUATION OF EARLY SEPSIS PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION ON PATIENT OUTCOMES IN A HIGH-VOLUME EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SETTING

Abstract

Background: Sepsis is an acute medical condition that, if diagnosed early and started on appropriate treatment, should have a better prognosis. Early sepsis protocols in busy EDs can standardize care, accelerate time to initiation of treatment, and subsequently decrease mortality. The purpose of this investigation was to establish the outcome of patients whose treatment was based on an early sepsis protocol in a high-demand environment of the ED.