By Ethan Covey
Decreasing the time it takes to deliver antibiotic therapy to patients with sepsis does not necessarily correspond to an overuse or misuse of antibiotics, according to data presented at the 50th Critical Care Congress Virtual Event (abstract 38).
“A variety of programs have incentivized rapid antibiotic treatment for severe sepsis, but at the same time, there has been growing concern that earlier antibiotic timing for sepsis may result in increased antibiotic treatment for