Implementation of “CODE SEPSIS” for septic patients at Al Wakra Hospital: A practice improvement initiative

Introduction: Sepsis is a major cause of hospitalization with a high mortality rate. Early recognition and management of sepsis have shown to improve mortality outcomes. A proactive alert system for improving the response of the interdisciplinary team may decrease the time to intervention and improve patient outcomes. Objective: The study evaluated the impact of an early alert system, “CODE SEPSIS”, on adherence to the sepsis management bundle and time to intervention among patients at risk for sepsis. Method: Patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) and meeting two or more criteria on the sepsis screening tool were intended to trigger an overhead alert known as CODE SEPSIS, which was activated based on the physicianu0027s decision. Data were retrospectively collected over a 3-month period for all hospitalized adult patients with confirmed sepsis (age above 18 years). We evaluated the time from ED presentation to diagnostic and treatment interventions. A data collection tool was designed to record...