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  • Infectious Disease Management
  • Hospital Operations

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  • Sepsis remains a leading cause of mortality, necessitating continuous quality improvement in hospital-based care.
  • Statewide initiatives are crucial for standardizing and enhancing sepsis management protocols across healthcare systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess current hospital sepsis care practices in Michigan.
  • To identify areas for improvement within a statewide quality initiative.
  • To inform future sepsis management strategies.

Main Methods:

  • A multicenter quality improvement consortium surveyed 51 Michigan hospitals in 2020 and 2022.
  • Surveys included self-assessment of sepsis processes and review of hospital sepsis protocols.
  • Data collection focused on quality improvement approaches, sepsis definitions, and rapid treatment facilitation.

Main Results:

  • All hospitals employed quality improvement strategies like audit/feedback and clinician education.
  • Sepsis protocols predominantly used older definitions (Sepsis-1/Sepsis-2), with none using Sepsis-3.
  • Hospitals excelled in early recognition and treatment facilitation (e.g., order sets, rapid antibiotic stocking) but lagged in peridischarge recovery practices.

Conclusions:

  • Hospitals effectively use audit/feedback, order sets, and education for sepsis care.
  • Sepsis definitions in protocols need updating to include organ dysfunction criteria.
  • Future efforts should balance early recognition and treatment with comprehensive recovery-focused care.