Earlier Initiation of Antibiotic Treatment for Severe Infections After Interventions to Improve the Organization and Specific Guidelines in the Emergency Department
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 8 May 2000
Stephanie Natsch, Bart Jan Kullberg, Jacques F. Meis, J.W.M. van der Meer
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Combined interventions to expedite diagnostic and therapeutic actions through directed clinical practice guidelines and organizational measures are successful and may lead to a substantial quality improvement in the process of care.
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Combined interventions to expedite diagnostic and therapeutic actions through directed clinical practice guidelines and organizational measures are successful. This may lead to a substantial quality improvement in the process of care.
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