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Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Association Between Performance Metrics and Outcomes in a 7.5-Year Study

Levy, Mitchell M., Rhodes, Andrew, Phillips, Gary S., Townsend, Sean R., Schorr, Christa A., Beale, Richard, Osborn, Tiffany, Lemeshow, Stanley, Chiche, Jean-Daniel, Artigas, Antonio, Dellinger, R. Phillip·2015·Critical Care Medicine

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PURPOSE: To determine the association between compliance with the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) performance bundles and mortality. DESIGN: Compliance with the SSC performance bundles, which are based on the 2004 SSC guidelines, was measured in 29,470 subjects entered into the SSC database from January 1, 2005, through June 30, 2012. Compliance was defined as evidence that all bundle elements were achieved. SETTING: Two hundred eighteen community, academic, and tertiary care hospitals in the United States, South America, and Europe. PATIENTS: Patients from the emergency department, medical and surgical wards, and ICU who met diagnosis criteria for severe sepsis and septic shock. METHODS: A multifaceted, collaborative change intervention aimed at facilitating adoption of the SSC resuscitation and management bundles was introduced. Compliance with the SSC bundles and associated mortality rate was the primary outcome variable. RESULTS: Overall lower mortality was observed in high (29.0%) versus low (38.6%) resuscitation bundle compliance sites (p < 0.001) and between high (33.4%) and low (32.3%) management bundle compliance sites (p = 0.039). Hospital mortality rates dropped 0.7% per site for every three months (quarter) of participation (p < 0.001). Hospital and intensive care unit length of stay decreased 4% (95% CI: 1% - 7%; p = 0.012) for every 10% increase in site compliance with the resuscitation bundle. CONCLUSIONS: This analysis demonstrates that increased compliance with sepsis performance bundles was associated with a 25% relative risk reduction in mortality rate. Every 10% increase in compliance and additional quarter of participation in the SSC initiative was associated with a significant decrease in the odds ratio for hospital mortality. These results demonstrate that performance metrics can drive change in clinical behavior, improve quality of care, and may decrease mortality in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.

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Levy, M. M., Rhodes, A., Phillips, G. S., Townsend, S. R., Schorr, C. A., Beale, R., Osborn, T., Lemeshow, S., Chiche, J.-D., Artigas, A., & Dellinger, R. P.
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Critical Care Medicine
Published
2015-01
Volume
43
Issue
1
Pages
3-12
ISSN
0090-3493 (ISSN-L)
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W1969829944
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20
FWCI
48.54
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journal article
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en
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Levy, M. M., Rhodes, A., Phillips, G. S., Townsend, S. R., Schorr, C. A., Beale, R., Osborn, T., Lemeshow, S., Chiche, J.-D., Artigas, A., & Dellinger, R. P. (2015). Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Association Between Performance Metrics and Outcomes in a 7.5-Year Study. Critical Care Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000000723

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