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Can pre-hospital administration reduce time to initial antibiotic therapy in septic patients?.

Authors :
Lightfoot D.
Santamaria J.
Winter C.
Bates S.
Butler J.
French C.
Tippett A.
Shepherd K.
Vij S.
Cudini D.
Smith K.
Bernard S.
Stephenson M.
Andrew E.
Cameron P.
Lum M.
Udy A.
Bennett V.
Board J.
McCracken P.
McGloughlin S.
Nanjayya V.
Teo A.
Bellomo R.
Bolch S.
Eastwood G.
Kerr F.
Peak L.
Young H.
Edington J.
Fletcher J.
Smith J.
Cross A.
Flemming D.
Grummisch M.
Purdue A.
Coles T.
Connor H.
Dennett J.
Van Berkel A.
Braitberg G.
O'Bree B.
Allsop S.
Haji D.
Haji K.
Vuat J.
Bone A.
Elderkin T.
Orford N.
Ragg M.
Dowling J.
Galt P.
Lamac T.
Walker C.
MacIsaac C.
Gorman K.
Jordan A.
Moore L.
Farone E.
Holmes J.
Lightfoot D.
Santamaria J.
Winter C.
Bates S.
Butler J.
French C.
Tippett A.
Shepherd K.
Vij S.
Cudini D.
Smith K.
Bernard S.
Stephenson M.
Andrew E.
Cameron P.
Lum M.
Udy A.
Bennett V.
Board J.
McCracken P.
McGloughlin S.
Nanjayya V.
Teo A.
Bellomo R.
Bolch S.
Eastwood G.
Kerr F.
Peak L.
Young H.
Edington J.
Fletcher J.
Smith J.
Cross A.
Flemming D.
Grummisch M.
Purdue A.
Coles T.
Connor H.
Dennett J.
Van Berkel A.
Braitberg G.
O'Bree B.
Allsop S.
Haji D.
Haji K.
Vuat J.
Bone A.
Elderkin T.
Orford N.
Ragg M.
Dowling J.
Galt P.
Lamac T.
Walker C.
MacIsaac C.
Gorman K.
Jordan A.
Moore L.
Farone E.
Holmes J.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Objective: To quantify the potential time saved with pre-hospital antibiotic therapy in sepsis. Method(s): Study data for adult patients transported by Ambulance Victoria (AV), and enrolled into the Australasian Resuscitation In Sepsis Evaluation (ARISE), were linked with pre-hospital electronic records. Result(s): An AV record was identified for 240 of 341 ARISE patients. The pre-hospital case notes referred to potential infection in 165 patients. The median time to first antibiotic administration from loading the patient into the ambulance was 107 (74-160) min. Conclusion(s): ARISE patients in Victoria were frequently identified pre-hospital. An opportunity exists to study the feasibility of pre-hospital antibiotic therapy.Copyright © 2019 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

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OAIster
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1305132436
Document Type :
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