Clinical Guideline Surviving Sepsis Campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock: 2016 Citation Text: Rhodes A, Evans LE, Alhazzani W, et al. Crit Care Med. 2017 Mar;45(3):486-552. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002255. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarDOIBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL March 3, 2017 Rhodes A, Evans LE, Alhazzani W, et al. Crit Care Med. 2017;45(3):486-552. View more articles from the same authors. This guideline reviews recommendations and best-practice statements from an international consensus committee on sepsis treatment and management to guide safe care for patients with sepsis or septic shock. PubMed citation Free full text Related web site Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Rhodes A, Evans LE, Alhazzani W, et al. 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Medication errors: a prospective cohort study of hand-written and computerised physician order entry in the intensive care unit. November 23, 2005
Epidemiology, patterns of care, and mortality for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in intensive care units in 50 countries. March 9, 2016
Activation of a medical emergency team using an electronic medical recording–based screening system. June 18, 2014
Implementation of a mandatory checklist of protocols and objectives improves compliance with a wide range of evidence-based intensive care unit practices. July 29, 2009
In-hospital mortality associated with the misdiagnosis or unidentified site of infection at admission. July 31, 2019
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017. May 10, 2017
The impact of anti-infective drug shortages on hospitals in the United States: trends and causes. February 8, 2012
Effect of a quality improvement intervention with daily round checklists, goal setting, and clinician prompting on mortality of critically ill patients. April 20, 2016
Threats to safety during sedation outside of the operating room and the death of Michael Jackson. April 20, 2016
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Do we know what foundation year doctors think about patient safety incident reporting? Development of a web based tool to assess attitude and knowledge. August 17, 2011
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AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI: Final Report. May 18, 2022
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An evaluation of hand hygiene in an intensive care unit: are visitors a potential vector for pathogens? June 24, 2015
Improving medication administration safety: using naïve observation to assess practice and guide improvements in process and outcomes. January 7, 2015
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