Understanding how doctors vary in treating sepsis to improve outcomes
Official title: Measuring and Learning from Care Variation in Sepsis
Funded at Ihc Health Services, INC. · NIH-11391093 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Researchers will study how care varies for sepsis in emergency departments to identify ways to standardize treatment and improve patient outcomes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Ihc Health Services, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Salt Lake City, UNITED STATES) |
| Project start | September 1, 2023 |
| Project end | August 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $383,750 |
| NIH project number | 5R35GM151147-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11391093 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients presenting with suspected or confirmed sepsis in emergency departments, across diverse settings.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not experiencing sepsis or those not seeking ED care may not benefit.
What this research studies
This project will analyze large clinical datasets to see how different doctors make decisions about antibiotics, IV fluids, and ED discharge for sepsis. It will use epidemiology, statistics, machine learning, and qualitative methods to link physician decision styles with patient phenotypes and outcomes. The goal is to reveal which variations are beneficial and which may lead to worse results, informing better guidelines where evidence is weak.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could lead to more consistent, evidence-based sepsis care and better survival and recovery for patients.
How similar studies have gone: Previous work has shown that understanding physician decision patterns can improve treatment consistency and outcomes in sepsis care.
Where this research is happening
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Ihc Health Services, INC.
Salt Lake City, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Peltan, Ithan Daniel — Ihc Health Services, INC.
- Study coordinator: Peltan, Ithan Daniel
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.