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EDUSEPSIS
Title study: Impact of an educational program in Spain based on the “Surviving Sepsis” campaign.
General characteristics: prospective, multicenter study using a before-and-after design to evaluate an educational program.
Main objective: To evaluate the impact of a nationwide educational program on the treatment of severe sepsis/septic shock.
Secondary objectives:
Funded by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign and carried out with the support of the Spanish Society of Critical Care Medicine (SEMICYUC).
Main conclusions:
Publications:
Improvement in process of care and outcome after a multicenter severe sepsis educational program in Spain. Ferrer R, Artigas A, Levy MM, Blanco J, González-Díaz G, Garnacho-Montero J, Ibáñez J, Palencia E, Quintana M, de la Torre-Prados MV; Edusepsis Study Group.
JAMA. 2008 May 21;299(19):2294-303.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18492971
Effectiveness of treatments for severe sepsis: a prospective, multicenter, observational study.
Ferrer R, Artigas A, Suarez D, Palencia E, Levy MM, Arenzana A, Pérez XL, Sirvent JM; Edusepsis Study Group.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Nov 1;180(9):861-6. Epub 2009 Aug 20.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19696442
Cost-effectiveness of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign protocol for severe sepsis: a prospective nation-wide study in Spain.
Suarez D, Ferrer R, Artigas A, Azkarate I, Garnacho-Montero J, Gomà G, Levy MM, Ruiz JC; Edusepsis Study Group.
Intensive Care Med. 2011 Mar;37(3):444-52. Epub 2010 Dec 9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21152895