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01-08-2013 | Poster presentation
Impact of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign clinical guideline of in sepsis mortality in a public health institution in Brazil
Authors:
Suellen C de Aguiar, Guilherme F Garcia, Daniela N Ferreira, Francisco C de Souza, Valda MF Mendonça, Vanuza F Ribeiro, Lívia M Ferreira, Flávio D Capanema, Luana C de Carvalho, Marina F de Gomes
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 4/2013
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Excerpt
Sepsis is the principal cause of mortality in intensive therapy units (ITUs) around the world [
1]. Several international organizations created in 2002 the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC), targeting the reduction of sepsis mortality in 25% during 5 years [
2]. The Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais (FHEMIG), Brazil, was incorporated in this campaign with eight hospitals (four general hospitals, one trauma hospital, one oncologic center, one infectious diseases center, one maternity hospital). The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of using the SSC sepsis protocol in severe sepsis and sepsis shock lethality in the FHEMIG net hospitals. …
