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Core elements of general supportive care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings

Authors: Mervyn Mer, Marcus J. Schultz, Neill K. Adhikari, For the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) Global Intensive Care Working Group and the Mahidol–Oxford Research Unit (MORU), Bangkok, Thailand

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 11/2017

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Evidence informing the management of patients with sepsis and septic shock mainly derives from research in resource-rich settings. Knowledge translation to intensive care units (ICUs) in resource-limited settings is limited by restricted availability of skilled staff, equipment, and laboratory support, compounded by infrastructure and logistical challenges. Consequently, we developed recommendations relating to core elements of general supportive care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings. Our recommendations are built on guidelines from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign [1] and the Global Intensive Care Working Group of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine [2], as well as on a search for additional recent evidence from resource-limited ICUs. …

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Title: Core elements of general supportive care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings
Authors: Mervyn Mer
Marcus J. Schultz
Neill K. Adhikari
For the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) Global Intensive Care Working Group and the Mahidol–Oxford Research Unit (MORU), Bangkok, Thailand
Publication date: 01-11-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 11/2017
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4831-z

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