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CPOE (computerized physician order entry), CVP (central venous pressure), DNR/DNI (do-not-resuscitate/do-not-intubate), ED (emergency department), EGDT (early goal-directed therapy), EMR (electronic medical record), ICU (intensive care unit), LOS (length of stay), NPV (negative predictive value), PPV (positive predictive value), SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome), SSC (Surviving Sepsis Campaign)Purchase one-time access:
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Grant Support: This work was supported by grant 1C1CMS330964-01-00 from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Health Care Innovation Award “Patient Centered Cloud-based Electronic System: Ambient Warning and Response Evaluation [ProCCESs AWARE])”, grant UL1 TR 000135 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences to the Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science Activities, and doctoral dissertation grant 1 R36 HS 022799-01 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (A.M.H.).
Potential Competing Interests: AWARE is patent pending (US 2010/0198622, 12/697861, PCT/US2010/022750). Sepsis sniffer is patent number 20110137852. Drs Herasevich, Gajic, and Pickering and Mayo Clinic have a financial interest relating to licensed technology described in this article. This research has been reviewed by the Mayo Clinic Conflict of Interest Review Board and is being conducted in compliance with Mayo Clinic Conflict of Interest Policies.