Availability of critical care resources to treat patients with severe sepsis or septic shock in Africa: a self-reported continent-wide survey of anaesthesia providers

摘要

IntroductionIt is unknown whether resources necessary to implement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines and sepsis bundles are available in Africa. This self-reported, continent-wide survey compared the availability of these resources between African and high-income countries, and between two African regions (Sub-Sahara Africa vs. South Africa, Mauritius and the Northern African countries).