International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 250-256 , October 2008

An audit of compliance with the sepsis resuscitation care bundle in patients admitted to A&E with severe sepsis or septic shock

  • Lee N. Baldwin, BSc MBBS FRCP FRCA (Consultant, Intensive Care)
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  • Sally A. Smith, MSc DipHE RN (Consultant, Nurse Critical Care Outreach)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 01892 632300.
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  • Veronica Fender, BSc RN (Senior Sister, Critical Care Outreach)
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  • Sharon Gisby, BSc RN (Senior Sister, Critical Care Outreach)
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  • Jayne Fraser, BSc RN (Senior Sister, Critical Care Outreach)

Received 30 December 2007 ,Revised 18 May 2008 ,Accepted 18 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.05.008

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 250-256 , October 2008

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