articleCritical Care MedicineMar 24, 2010Closed access

Impact of time to antibiotics on survival in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock in whom early goal-directed therapy was initiated in the emergency department*

University of Pennsylvania

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Abstract

Objective

To study the association between time to antibiotic administration and survival in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock in whom early goal-directed therapy was initiated in the emergency department.

Design

Single-center cohort study.

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Authors

8

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Interquartile range
  • Triage
  • Septic shock
  • Odds ratio
  • Confidence interval
  • Sepsis
  • Emergency department
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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