Does Initial Temperature in the Emergency Department Predict Outcomes in Patients Admitted for Sepsis?

Serum lactate is associated with mortality in severe sepsis independent of organ failure and shock*

Mark E. Mikkelsen, Andrea Miltiades, David F. Gaieski et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2009 · 1K citations

Veterinary Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine +16

Impact of time to antibiotics on survival in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock in whom early goal-directed therapy was initiated in the emergency department*

David F. Gaieski, Mark E. Mikkelsen, Roger A. Band et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2010 · 962 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine +16

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Results of an international guideline-based performance improvement program targeting severe sepsis*

Mitchell M. Levy, R. Phillip Dellinger, Sean R. Townsend et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2010 · 956 citations · Full text

Health Professions, Emergency Medicine, Health Services Administration +16

Inpatient care for septicemia or sepsis: a challenge for patients and hospitals.

Margaret Jean Hall, Sonja Williams, Carol J. DeFrances et al. · PubMed · 2011 · 469 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Health Care Management, Infectious Diseases +17

The impact of compliance with 6-hour and 24-hour sepsis bundles on hospital mortality in patients with severe sepsis: a prospective observational study

Fang Gao, Teresa Melody, Darren F Daniels et al. · Critical Care · 2005 · 463 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Critical Care Nursing, Patient Safety +12