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Review
. 2024 Nov;24(11):389-398.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2024.06.004. Epub 2024 Aug 13.

Maternal sepsis: background, diagnosis and management

J Manigrasso  1 , N Desai  2 , E Naoum  1   3
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Review

Maternal sepsis: background, diagnosis and management

J Manigrasso et al. BJA Educ. 2024 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: maternal sepsis; obstetric critical care; sepsis.

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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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Cognitive aid for patients with maternal sepsis.
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