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Published in: Critical Care 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Letter

Global impact of World Sepsis Day on digital awareness of sepsis: an evaluation using Google Trends

Authors: Jelmer Savelkoel, Theodora A. M. Claushuis, Tjitske S. R. van Engelen, Luuk J. J. Scheres, W. Joost Wiersinga

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2018

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World Sepsis Day (WSD) was established by the Global Sepsis Alliance in 2012 and is held every 13th of September. One of the objectives is to raise global awareness of sepsis. Despite its high mortality rate [1], an international survey reported that 80–90% of the public in western countries are unfamiliar with sepsis [2]. Anno 2018, public knowledge is no longer solely obtained via television and newspapers, but is largely acquired via the Internet and social media. These resources therefore contribute to digital awareness, and can be used to share knowledge. We aimed to investigate whether WSD is indeed associated with a global increase in digital information-seeking behaviour. …
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Metadata
Title
Global impact of World Sepsis Day on digital awareness of sepsis: an evaluation using Google Trends
Authors
Jelmer Savelkoel
Theodora A. M. Claushuis
Tjitske S. R. van Engelen
Luuk J. J. Scheres
W. Joost Wiersinga
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-1981-5

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