Mallory C Cowart1, Travis S Heath2, Andrakeia Shipman2. 1. Pharmacy Services (MCC), Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL. 2. Department of Pharmacy (TSH, AS), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if administration of antibiotics within 1 hour of meeting sepsis criteria improved patient outcomes versus antibiotics administered greater than 1 hour after meeting sepsis criteria in pediatric patients. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign's international guidelines recommend appropriate antimicrobial therapy be administered within 1 hour of recognition of severe sepsis or septic shock. Data regarding outcomes in pediatric patients with sepsis regarding antibiotic timing are currently limited. METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review of 69 pediatric patients admitted between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2016, with a diagnosis of sepsis. RESULTS: The primary outcome of in-hospital mortality was 7.1% in the within 1 hour group versus 14.6% in the greater than 1 hour group (p = 0.3399). Median hospital length of stay was significantly shorter in the within 1 hour group (15.4 versus 39.2 days, p = 0.0022). Median intensive care unit length of stay was also significantly shorter in the within 1 hour group (3.1 versus 33.6 days, p = 0.0191). There were no differences between groups for pediatric intensive care unit admission, end organ dysfunction, time to intubation, or time on the ventilator. CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric patients who receive antimicrobial therapy within 1 hour of meeting sepsis criteria had improved hospital and intensive care unit length of stay. This study supports the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines recommendation to administer antibiotics within 1 hour in pediatric patients with sepsis or septic shock. Copyright. Pediatric Pharmacy Association. All rights reserved. For permissions, email: mhelms@pediatricpharmacy.org 2022.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if administration of antibiotics within 1 hour of meeting sepsis criteria improved patient outcomes versus antibiotics administered greater than 1 hour after meeting sepsis criteria in pediatric patients. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign's international guidelines recommend appropriate antimicrobial therapy be administered within 1 hour of recognition of severe sepsis or septic shock. Data regarding outcomes in pediatric patients with sepsis regarding antibiotic timing are currently limited. METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review of 69 pediatric patients admitted between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2016, with a diagnosis of sepsis. RESULTS: The primary outcome of in-hospital mortality was 7.1% in the within 1 hour group versus 14.6% in the greater than 1 hour group (p = 0.3399). Median hospital length of stay was significantly shorter in the within 1 hour group (15.4 versus 39.2 days, p = 0.0022). Median intensive care unit length of stay was also significantly shorter in the within 1 hour group (3.1 versus 33.6 days, p = 0.0191). There were no differences between groups for pediatric intensive care unit admission, end organ dysfunction, time to intubation, or time on the ventilator. CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric patients who receive antimicrobial therapy within 1 hour of meeting sepsis criteria had improved hospital and intensive care unit length of stay. This study supports the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines recommendation to administer antibiotics within 1 hour in pediatric patients with sepsis or septic shock. Copyright. Pediatric Pharmacy Association. All rights reserved. For permissions, email: mhelms@pediatricpharmacy.org 2022.
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