Impact of 6-Hour Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle Compliance on Hospital Mortality in a Saudi Hospital

• Published in: Critical Care Research and Practice 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.124-130
• Main Authors: Rehmani, Rifat S., El Gammal, Ayman, Memon, Javed I., Abdulbasir, Abdulsaboor, Ghorab, Khaled, Lone, Talib M., Alaithan, Abdulsalam M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Clinical Study; Patient outcomes; Sepsis; Septic shock
• ISSN: 2090-1305; 2090-1313
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/273268

Purpose. To assess the effect of improved compliance with 6-hour sepsis resuscitation bundle on mortality in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. Materials and Methods. A quasi-experimental prospective study was conducted at a 10-bedded combined medical and surgical intensive care unit. The historical group included all consecutive patients with severe sepsis and septic shock admitted from January 2008 to March 2009. Intervention included evidence-based written sepsis pathway, antibiotic recommendations, and an educational program.The post-intervention group included all consecutive patients admitted from July 2009 to June 2011. The primary outcome measures were the overall compliance to seven 6-hour sepsis resuscitation bundle elements and 30-day hospital mortality. There were 99 patients in the historical group and 199 in the post-intervention group. Results. The baseline patients' characteristics were similar. Overall compliance to all seven sepsis resuscitation bundle elements in historical group was 5.1% [95% confidence interval (CI), 2.1–11.3] which improved after intervention to 23.6% (95% CI, 17.9–30.1); P