Open AccessLikelihood of Bacterial Infection in Patients Treated With Broad-Spectrum IV Antibiotics in the Emergency Department*
Author(s) -
Claire Shappell,
Michael Klompas,
Aileen Ochoa,
Chanu Rhee,
Cdc Prevention Epicenters Program
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005090
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , antibiotics , interquartile range , sepsis , retrospective cohort study , ceftriaxone , psychological intervention , medical diagnosis , emergency medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , pathology , psychiatry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Best practice guidelines and quality metrics recommend immediate antibiotic treatment for all patients with suspected sepsis. However, little is known about how many patients given IV antibiotics in the emergency department are ultimately confirmed to have bacterial infection.