Evidence · Research paper
Adherence to surviving sepsis guidelines among pediatric intensivists. A national survey.
- Cardiac arrest and resuscitation
- Cardiovascular
- Infection and sepsis
- Medical
- Sepsis
- Shock
This paper is from 2017, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
A national web-based survey of consultant paediatric intensivists in Saudi Arabia assessing self-reported adherence to ACCM-PALS and Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommendations using a case scenario of a child with severe sepsis. Respondents reported high rates of timely antibiotics, fluid bolus resuscitation, vasopressor initiation and hydrocortisone use in catecholamine-refractory shock, with most reporting full adherence to the time-specific bundle. Absence of a locally written protocol was the most commonly cited barrier. Useful for PICU teams considering local sepsis protocols and implementation gaps rather than as a source of clinical recommendations.
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