One-third of hospitalized sepsis patients die, according to research published in 2017 in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Yet there’s recent research that suggests use of early goal-directed therapy, or EGDT, in the emergency department care of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock can save lives.
But translating research knowledge and patient information into clinical practice pathways can be complex, time-consuming and resource-exhausting, especially in hospitals already facing challenges that can lead to variation in care at the department level or even throughout the enterprise.