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The pre-intervention cohort (Aug 2019-Jan 2020) did not have credentialed pharmacists\u2019 involvement at MET calls.\n                    <jats:bold>Outcome Measures:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Proportion of patients who received antimicrobials within one hours of MET call.\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    There were 97 sepsis-related MET calls in the pre-intervention cohort and 110 sepsis-related MET calls in the post-intervention cohort. A significantly higher proportion of patients received antimicrobials within one hour with pharmacist involvement, compared to control (81.3% vs 59.7%,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.0006). A reduction in median time to antimicrobial administration (43 min vs 54 min,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.017) was observed.\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Sepsis-related MET calls with pharmacist involvement experienced a greater proportion of patients receiving antimicrobials within one hour of sepsis recognition, and a reduction in median time to antimicrobial administration. 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