African relevance
Sepsis has an especially high mortality in Africa.
Rapid recognition of sepsis and a protocoled approach to
management save lives.
Tailored recommendations for resource-limited settings
offer a practical approach to sepsis care.
Introduction
In 1992, ‘‘sepsis’’ was formally defined as the presence of both
suspected infection and two of the four criteria of the systemic
inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) (Tables 1 and 2).1,2