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To enhance timely delivery of antibiotics in the Surgical ICU and reduce delays associated with sepsis treatment.

770: Pilot Quality Improvement Project to Accelerate Antibiotic Delivery in the Surgical Icu

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To enhance timely delivery of antibiotics in the Surgical ICU and reduce delays associated with sepsis treatment.
Prospective quality improvement project conducted in a 30-bed Surgical ICU at Cleveland Clinic
Collection of retrospective data from EMR between January 2025 and June 2025
Formation of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement a new workflow
Utilization of structured education and process modifications to improve communication and ordering methods
Continuous monitoring of antibiotic initiation times using a Data Dashboard
150 antibiotics were newly initiated, with 114 before intervention and 36 after
Proportion of stat orders increased from 35% (pre-intervention) to 47% (post-intervention)
Mean time to antibiotic administration reduced from 50 minutes (SD: 42) to 29 minutes (SD: 22)
Significant reduction in time to antibiotics with mean difference of 27 minutes (p: 0.002, 95% CI: -44.71, -9.93)

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Pilot quality improvement project improves antibiotic timing in Surgical ICU, suggesting better sepsis treatment.

Motayar et al. (2026) studied this question.

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