Sepsis Rapid Response Teams

Tammy Ju; Mustafa Al-Mashat; Lisbi Rivas; Babak Sarani

doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2017.12.004

Sepsis Rapid Response Teams

Crit Care Clin. 2018 Apr;34(2):253-258. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2017.12.004. Epub 2018 Jan 20.

Authors

Tammy Ju¹, Mustafa Al-Mashat², Lisbi Rivas¹, Babak Sarani³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 6B, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 6B, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 6B, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: bsarani@mfa.gwu.edu.

PMID: 29482904
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2017.12.004

Abstract

Sepsis rapid response teams are being incorporated into hospitals around the world. Based on the concept of the medical emergency team, the sepsis rapid response team consists of a specifically trained team of health care providers educated in the early recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of patients at risk of having or who have sepsis. Using hospital-wide initiatives consisting of multidisciplinary education, training, and specific resource utilization, such teams have been found to improve patient outcomes.

Keywords: Infection; Sepsis; Septic shock.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Emergency Medical Services / standards*
Hospital Rapid Response Team / standards*
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Sepsis / therapy*
Shock, Septic / therapy*