How Delays in Emergency Department Antibiotic Delivery for Sepsis Can Increase Risk of Mortality with Roni Lane, MD, and Halden Scott, MD (S6:E38)

In the emergency department, sepsis is a common problem and often lands patients in the ICU. Although there are many reasons patients may develop sepsis, it’s critical to diagnose and treat this condition in a timely manner. In today’s episode, we discuss sepsis and the point at which delays in antibiotics delivery increases the risk of mortality.   

Roni Lane, MD, works in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Primary Children’s Hospital (PCH) and is the project lead for the PCH Emergency Department Septic Shock Program. Dr. Lane is also an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah.  

Halden Scott, MD, is an emergency medicine physician at Children’s Hospital Colorado and an associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.  

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