Research Article: Nurses’ and Physicians’ Experiences After Implementation of a Quality Improvement Project to Improve Sepsis Awareness in Hospitals
Introduction:
Sepsis is a dynamic, rapid and life-threatening disease due to a dysregulated response to infection, affecting . million people worldwide every year. In , million sepsis-related deaths were reported. As there is no gold standard test, diagnosing sepsis can be challenging. Healthcare professionals must often rely on a combination of test results and clinical signs of organ failure (such as tachypnea, hypotension, tachycardia, oliguria, disorientation and icterus), as well as their knowledge of how these signs…
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