Good afternoon, I have been reviewing some of our severe sepsis and septic shock cases and I am finding a common theme for post-op sepsis is aspiration pneumonia. Have any of you come across any articles in relation to quality metrics to help prevent this? We are performing swallow screens on these patients but it seems to me that is not enough to prevent this from happening.
Best practice or evidence based bundles that have worked for your hospitals? Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Emily C. McKinney (Swiss), BSN, RN Sepsis Coordinator Quality Excellence Reicert Health Building Suite 6003 St. Joseph Mercy Health System tel: 734-712-2319 | cell:734-395-2859 email: [email protected] www.stjoeshealth.org<http://www.stjoeshealth.org/> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/sjmhs> | Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/stjoes_health> [cid:[email protected]] Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Trinity Health and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email.
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