In patients with sepsis every delay in antimicrobial administration after the initial clinician order is detrimental.

There is mounting evidence that delays in appropriate antimicrobial administration are responsible for preventable deaths in patients with sepsis. The delay can be due to an inappropriate antimicrobial prescription, to a delay before the order, or to a delay between order and administration of the drug. This study focus on that last point measured by the time from the first order to the first a...