Open AccessThe Return on Investment of a Province-Wide Quality Improvement Initiative for Reducing In-Hospital Sepsis Rates and Mortality in British Columbia, Canada
Author(s) -
Asif Raza Khowaja,
Alexander J Willms,
Christina M. Krause,
Sarah Carriere,
Ben Ridout,
Colleen Kennedy,
Eric W. Young,
Craig Mitton,
Niranjan Kissoon,
David Sweet
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.0000000000005353
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , population , emergency medicine , investment (military) , psychological intervention , environmental health , surgery , nursing , politics , political science , law
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency. There is a paucity of information on whether quality improvement approaches reduce the in-hospital sepsis caseload or save lives and decrease the healthcare system and society's cost at the provincial/national levels. This study aimed to assess the outcomes and economic impact of a province-wide quality improvement initiative in Canada.