A Multicenter Survey of House Staff Knowledge About Sepsis and the " Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock "

Background: We aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of resident physicians regarding sepsis in general and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines in particular. Method(s): After institutional review board approval, we surveyed internal medicine (IM) and emergency medicine (EM) house staff from 3 separate institutions. House staff were notified of the survey via e-mail from their residency director or chief resident. The survey was Internet-based (using http://www.surveymonkey.com), voluntary, and anonymous. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines were used to develop the survey. The survey was open between December 2015 and April 2016. No incentives for participation were given. Reminder e-mails were sent approximately every 3 to 4 weeks to all eligible participants. Comparisons of responses were evaluated using the N-1 2-proportion test. Result(s): A total of 133 responses were received. These included 84 from IM house staff, 27 from EM house staff, and 22 who selected " other. " Eighty (101/126) percent reported managing at least 1 patient with sepsis in the preceding 30 days, 85% (97/114) rated their knowledge of the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines as " very familiar " or at least " somewhat familiar, " and 84% (91/108) believed their training in the diagnosis and management of sepsis was " excellent " or at least " good. " However, 43% (47/108) reported not receiving any feedback on their treatment of patients with sepsis in the last 30 days, while 24%...
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