Strategies to Improve Sepsis Outcomes

Patients with sepsis remain at high risk of morbidity and early mortality despite multiple initiatives to improve outcomes, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid SEP-1 quality measure for hospital sepsis performance and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidance for bedside management. Yet we lack practical guidance on specific hospital-level strategies to improve outcomes. The Infectious Diseases Society of America convened a multisociety expert panel to develop consensus recommendations based on evidence, feasibility, and potential impact, addressing diagnosis, antibiotic management, survei…