"Quality improvement and infectious disease principles implementation in patient admitted with diagnosis of sepsis secondary to pneumonia” -A retrospective analysis of early blood culture collection, 1

submitted by Yolin Bueno 10 years ago

•Evaluate provider compliance with recommended standards for initial blood culture collection including appropriate order of anaerobic and aerobic vials, sterile technique, and recommended volume for maximum blood culture sensitivity.

•Appraise initial antibiotic selection in patients admitted with sepsis secondary to pneumonia.

•Determine whether inpatient antibiotics are adjusted to more selective therapies based on blood culture results.

•Compare initial ED provider impression of source for sepsis with discharge diagnosis.