TY - GEN N2 - Sepsis is a complex syndrome leading to increased hospital mortality and readmissions in the United States. Additionally, this syndrome causes significant financial strain on both micro and macro healthcare systems. Because sepsis and septic shock are leading causes of death worldwide, the international Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) was forged as a joint initiative between the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) with a commitment to reduce morbidity and mortality from sepsis worldwide (SCCM, n.d.). In order to address the complexity of this disease process, the SSC created the sepsis guidelines to standardize care for septic patients in the emergency department. Improved patient outcomes with adherence to these guidelines has led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to adopt the SSC measures as their core reimbursement metrics. While sepsis bundle adherence has shown to improve patient outcomes and allows for CMC reimbursement, many emergency departments (ED) fail to reach compliance. The aim of this quality improvement project was to evaluate the adherence to the SSC guidelines in a level III ED using the PDSA study model. If bundle compliance was not found to meet current benchmarks, it would be recommended future PDSA models be utilized to investigate and implement the use of a code sepsis (CS) or critical response team (CRT) to improve bundle adherence. DO - 10.6083/mp48sd42g DO - DOI AB - Sepsis is a complex syndrome leading to increased hospital mortality and readmissions in the United States. Additionally, this syndrome causes significant financial strain on both micro and macro healthcare systems. Because sepsis and septic shock are leading causes of death worldwide, the international Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) was forged as a joint initiative between the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) with a commitment to reduce morbidity and mortality from sepsis worldwide (SCCM, n.d.). In order to address the complexity of this disease process, the SSC created the sepsis guidelines to standardize care for septic patients in the emergency department. Improved patient outcomes with adherence to these guidelines has led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to adopt the SSC measures as their core reimbursement metrics. While sepsis bundle adherence has shown to improve patient outcomes and allows for CMC reimbursement, many emergency departments (ED) fail to reach compliance. The aim of this quality improvement project was to evaluate the adherence to the SSC guidelines in a level III ED using the PDSA study model. If bundle compliance was not found to meet current benchmarks, it would be recommended future PDSA models be utilized to investigate and implement the use of a code sepsis (CS) or critical response team (CRT) to improve bundle adherence. AD - Oregon Health and Science University T1 - Evaluation of the surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) 3- Hour Sepsis Bundle Standards in a Level Three Emergency Department DA - 2022 AU - Kerr, Kathryn L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9698/files/Kerr.Kathryn.2022.pdf PB - Oregon Health and Science University PY - 2022 ID - 9698 L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9698/files/Kerr.Kathryn.2022.pdf KW - Hospital Mortality KW - Patient Care Bundles KW - Quality Improvement KW - Morbidity KW - Delivery of Health Care KW - Sepsis KW - septic shock TI - Evaluation of the surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) 3- Hour Sepsis Bundle Standards in a Level Three Emergency Department Y1 - 2022 L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9698/files/Kerr.Kathryn.2022.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9698/files/Kerr.Kathryn.2022.pdf UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9698/files/Kerr.Kathryn.2022.pdf ER -