Treatment outcomes after implementation of an adapted WHO protocol for severe sepsis and septic shock in Haiti

The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a simplified algorithm specific to resource-limited settings for the treatment of severe sepsis emphasizing early fluids and antibiotics. However, this protocol's clinical effectiveness is unknown. We describe patient outcomes before and after i...

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Published in:	Journal of critical care Vol. 41; pp. 222 - 228
Main Authors:	Papali, Alfred, Eoin West, T., Verceles, Avelino C., Augustin, Marc E., Nathalie Colas, L., Jean-Francois, Carl H., Patel, Devang M., Todd, Nevins W., McCurdy, Michael T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2017 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adult Aged Algorithms Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics Antimicrobial agents Benchmarking Clinical outcomes Clinical Protocols Critical Care Drug Administration Schedule Emergency medical care Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration Emergency Service, Hospital - standards Female Fluids Haiti Hospital Mortality Hospitals Humans Infection Control Intensive care Laboratories Malaria Male Middle Aged Mortality Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Patients Practice Guidelines as Topic Resource-limited Retrospective Studies Sepsis Sepsis - mortality Sepsis - prevention & control Shock, Septic - mortality Shock, Septic - prevention & control Trauma Treatment Outcome Tropical diseases Ultrasonic imaging Vital signs World Health Organization Haiti United States > US Port Au Prince Haiti Critical care Haiti Sepsis Intensive care World Health Organization Resource-limited
ISSN:	0883-9441, 1557-8615, 1557-8615
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