Background: The cornerstones of sepsis management include early identification, early antimicrobial administration, and source control.  The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines recommend that blood cultures be drawn before starting antimicrobial therapy, however, obtaining cultures prior to antibiotics may be challenging due to shorter time windows (i.e. 1hr from identification) to initiate antibiotics.  Some may prioritize administering … Continue reading The FABLED Trial: Blood Cultures 1st, Then Antibiotics in Sepsis