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We aim to evaluate the outcomes of the SDEA strategy for children with suspected sepsis at the ED in a tertiary care center in Bangkok.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Children who met the predefined checklist screening criteria for suspected sepsis were administered single-dose intravenous cefotaxime 100 mg\/kg, or meropenem 40 mg\/kg if they were immunocompromised or recently hospitalized. The medical records of children diagnosed with sepsis and septic shock caused by bacterial or organ-associated bacterial infections before and after implementation of the SDEA strategy were reviewed.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 126 children with sepsis before and 127 after implementation of the SDEA strategy were included in the analysis. The time from hospital arrival to antibiotic initiation was significantly reduced after implementation of the SDEA strategy: median, 241 (110\u2013363) minutes before versus 89 (62\u2013132) minutes after (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), with an increased number of patients starting antibiotics within 3 hours of hospital arrival: 42.1% vs 85.0% (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). Comparing before and after SDEA implementation, children receiving SDEA had a shorter median duration of antibiotic therapy: 7 (5\u201313.3) versus 5 (3\u20137) days (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001), shorter length of hospital stay: 10 (6\u201316.3) versus 7 (4\u201311) days (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001), and fewer intensive care unit admissions: 30 (23.8%) versus 17 (13.4%; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.036); however, mortality was not different: 3 (2.4%) in both groups. In multivariate analysis, SDEA strategy was the independent factor associated with reduced intensive care unit admission or death. Adherence to SDEA was 91.4%. Single-dose empirical antibiotic was retrospectively considered not necessary for 22 children (11.9%), mostly diagnosed with viral infections afterward.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Single-dose empirical antibiotic at the ED is an effective strategy to reduce the time from hospital arrival to antibiotic initiation and can help improve outcomes of sepsis in children.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/pec.0000000000002775","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,29]],"date-time":"2022-06-29T14:07:04Z","timestamp":1656511624000},"page":"426-430","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Outcomes of Single-Dose Empirical Antibiotic Treatment in Children With Suspected Sepsis Implemented in the Emergency 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