Sepsis in Africa: practical steps to stem the tide

doi:10.11604/pamj.2015.21.323.6462

. 2015 Aug 31:21:323.

doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.323.6462. eCollection 2015.

Sepsis in Africa: practical steps to stem the tide

Akaninyene Otu¹, James Elston², Emmanuel Nsutebu³

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¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar,Nigeria.
² Public Health, Yorkshire Deanery, Leeds, United Kingdom.
³ Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

PMID: 26587170
PMCID: PMC4633776
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.323.6462

Sepsis in Africa: practical steps to stem the tide

Akaninyene Otu et al. Pan Afr Med J. 2015.

. 2015 Aug 31:21:323.

doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.323.6462. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Akaninyene Otu¹, James Elston², Emmanuel Nsutebu³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar,Nigeria.
² Public Health, Yorkshire Deanery, Leeds, United Kingdom.
³ Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

PMID: 26587170
PMCID: PMC4633776
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.323.6462

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Keywords: Africa; guidelines; sepsis.

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[1] World sepsis day newsletter. Sepsis: prevent it, spot it, treat it, beat it. http://www.world-sepsis-day.org/CONTENTPIC/WSD_News_4_2014 pdf(2014, accessed 9 September 2014).

[2] World sepsis day newsletter. Sepsis: prevent it, spot it, treat it, beat it. http://www.world-sepsis-day.org/CONTENTPIC/WSD_News_4_2014 pdf(2014, accessed 9 September 2014).

[3] NHS England. Factsheet: Implementation of the? Sepsis Six? care bundle. http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/rm-fs-10-1pdf(2014. accessed 28 August 2014).

[4] NHS England. Factsheet: Implementation of the? Sepsis Six? care bundle. http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/rm-fs-10-1pdf(2014. accessed 28 August 2014).

[5] Baelani I, Jochberger S, Laim T, Otieno D, Kabutu J, Wilson I, et al. Availability of critical care resources to treat patients with severe sepsis or septic shock in Africa: a self-reported, continent-wide survey of anaesthesia providers. Crit Care. 2011;15(1):R10. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Baelani I, Jochberger S, Laim T, Otieno D, Kabutu J, Wilson I, et al. Availability of critical care resources to treat patients with severe sepsis or septic shock in Africa: a self-reported, continent-wide survey of anaesthesia providers. Crit Care. 2011;15(1):R10. - PMC - PubMed

[7] The ProCESS Investigators. A randomised trial of protocol-based care for early septic shock. N Engl J Med. 2014 May 1;370(18):1683–93. - PMC - PubMed

[8] The ProCESS Investigators. A randomised trial of protocol-based care for early septic shock. N Engl J Med. 2014 May 1;370(18):1683–93. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Gaieski DF, Drumheller BC, Goyal M, Fuchs BD, Shofer FS, Zogby K. Accuracy of Handheld Point-of-Care Fingertip Lactate Measurement in the Emergency Department. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013;14(1):58–62. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Gaieski DF, Drumheller BC, Goyal M, Fuchs BD, Shofer FS, Zogby K. Accuracy of Handheld Point-of-Care Fingertip Lactate Measurement in the Emergency Department. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013;14(1):58–62. - PMC - PubMed

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