A multifaceted educational intervention shortened time to antibiotic administration in children with severe sepsis and septic shock: ABISS Edusepsis pediatric study. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) recommends the administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics, ideally within 1hr of diagnosis. A delay in administering antibiotics has been associated with increased mortality and poor outcomes in children with sepsis. The aim of our study was to determine whether a multifaceted educational program based on the SSC guidelines would be able reduce the time to initiation of treatment with empiric antibiotic(s) and thereby improve hospital mortality.

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