Implementation of a sepsis protocol in a community hospital using a Telemedicine Program
Critical Care2013Vol. 17(S2)
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Milton Steinman, CA Abreu Filho, Aland Bisso Andrade, Ruy Guilherme Rodrigues Cal, Nelson Akamine, José Teixeira, E Silva, Alberto Hideki Kanamura, M Cenderoglo, Cláudio Luiz Lottenberg
Abstract
Sepsis has high incidence around the world, approximately 400,000 new cases occur annually in Brazil. In developing countries it is still an important cause of death due to poor adherence to best practice medicine protocols, mainly in community hospitals. The Brazilian mortality rate of septic shock is around 60%. The aim of this study is to describe the first Brazilian initiative of implementation of a Telemedicine (TM) Project for therapeutic support of septic patients in a community hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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