Maternal sepsis: background, diagnosis and management

J Manigrasso¹, N Desai², E Naoum^{1

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J Manigrasso et al. BJA Educ. 2024 Nov.

. 2024 Nov;24(11):389-398.

doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2024.06.004. Epub 2024 Aug 13.

J Manigrasso¹, N Desai², E Naoum^{1

3}

No abstract available

Keywords: maternal sepsis; obstetric critical care; sepsis.

Conflict of interest statement

ND is an editor and editorial board member of BJA Education. The other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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