[Sepsis Groups] Antibiotics/ normal saline shortage

2018-01-02 Thread Tara Miller
Is anyone else having issues with no spike bags or normal saline bags available for mixing antibiotics? Our hospital and pharmacy are completely out of most saline bags. We are mixing all antibiotics manually. Have you heard of CMS allowing IM/IO antibiotics due to this shortage? Thanks.

[Sepsis Groups] RESepsis patient surveys: [External] Sepsisgroups Digest, Vol 274, Issue 1

2018-01-02 Thread Tish Poserina
Hi Angela, I am impressed that you have the phone calls initiated. Who is conducting your sepsis patient phone calls? RN's, other? I am curious as to the types of responses and situations you are experiencing with the sepsis population. Might you have a template you use on the process for these

Re: [Sepsis Groups] [External] Sepsis Validation

2018-01-02 Thread Pamela Green
I was wondering if anyone has a "Sepsis ruled out" checkbox and time or indicator included in their screening forms or systems. We use Screening form in the system that screens for patients who are at risk for Severe Sepsis and/or Septic Shock. The Staff are asking if we can add a checkbox to