Improvement in process of care and outcome after a multicenter severe sepsis educational program in Spain.

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Published in JAMA on May 21, 2008

Authors

Ricard Ferrer1, Antonio Artigas, Mitchell M Levy, Jesús Blanco, Gumersindo González-Díaz, José Garnacho-Montero, Jordi Ibáñez, Eduardo Palencia, Manuel Quintana, María Victoria de la Torre-Prados, Edusepsis Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Centro de Críticos, Hospital de Sabadell, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto Universitario Parc Tauli, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. rferrer@tauli.cat

Associated clinical trials:

Effects of External Inspection on Sepsis Detection and Treatment | NCT02747121

Lotta Alla Sepsi Ospedaliera - Fighting Hospital Sepsis | NCT01804764

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