Management of adult sepsis in resource-limited settings: global expert consensus statements using a Delphi method.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To generate consensus and provide expert clinical practice statements for the management of adult sepsis in resource-limited settings.

Methods

An international multidisciplinary Steering Committee with expertise in sepsis management and including a Delphi methodologist was convened by the Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance (APSA). The committee selected an international panel of clinicians and researchers with expertise in sepsis management. A Delphi process based on an iterative approach was used to obtain the final consensus statements.

Results

A stable consensus was achieved for 30 (94%) of the statements by 41 experts after four survey rounds. These include consensus on managing patients with sepsis outside a designated critical care area, triggers for escalatin

SUBMITTER: Thwaites L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11787051 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature