ASEM documentary overview
Official Canadian Paediatric Society document (2020) on “Diagnosis and management of sepsis in the paediatric patient”. Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to suspected or proven infection. Given its importance in terms of morbidity and mortality, a number of initiatives by several professional societies in recent years have led to the development of guidelines for the recognition and timely management of sepsis. The principal elements of the most recent guidelines are summarized in this practice point. These elements include:.
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