CHE Trinity Sepsis

Margaret Reynolds, RN, PhD, FAAN, Director of Evidence Based Practice, and Marti Satwicz, RN, MSN, Director of Clinical Transformation, CHE Trinity Health. In October 2010, Trinity Health launched a system-wide Sepsis Collaborative in 21 of its hospitals.  Margaret and Marti describe the collaborative strategies used to disseminate evidence-based practices for sepsis and identify tools/decision support that fostered improved outcomes for sepsis patients.  Data over a two-year period indicated a reduction in mortality from 15.8% (baseline) to 13% and a reduction of $20 million in direct variable costs.  They also identify key challenges to the provision of evidence based sepsis care.