Sub-Saharan African countries | South Africa/Mauritius/Northern African countries | P-value | ||
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Respondents | n | 248 | 15 | |
Possibility to implement the SSC guidelines in entirety | n (%) | 3 (1.2) | 1 (6.7) | 0.09 |
Percentage of implementable recommendations/suggestions | (%) | 72.6 (56.2 to 86.3) | 90.4 (71.2 to 94.5 | 0.02* |
Possibility to implement all Grade 1 recommendations | n (%) | 12 (4.8) | 3 (20) | 0.01* |
Percentage of implementable Grade 1 recommendations | (%) | 78.9 (63.5 to 88.5) | 94.2 (76.9 to 98.1) | 0.03* |
Possibility to implement all Grade 1A and 1B recommendations | n (%) | 27 (10.9) | 3 (20) | 0.28 |
Percentage of implementable Grade 1A and 1B recommendations | (%) | 87.5 (70.8 to 95.8) | 95.8 (79.2 to 95.8) | 0.09 |
Possibility to implement all Grade 1C and 1D recommendations | n (%) | 20 (8.1) | 6 (40) | <0.001* |
Percentage of implementable Grade 1C and 1D recommendations | (%) | 71.4 (57.1 to 85.7) | 92.9 (67.9 to 100) | 0.02* |
Possibility to implement all Grade 2 recommendations | n (%) | 3 (1.2) | 1 (6.7) | 0.09 |
Percentage of implementable Grade 2 recommendations | (%) | 52.4 (38.1 to 76.2) | 81 (66.7 to 90.5) | 0.009* |
Possibility to implement all sepsis resuscitation bundles | n (%) | 36 (14.5) | 7 (46.7) | 0.001* |
Bundle element "Lactate" | n (%) | 57 (23) | 7 (46.7) | 0.04* |
Bundle element "Cultures" | n (%) | 176 (71) | 12 (80) | 0.45 |
Bundle element "Antibiotics" | n (%) | 189 (76.2) | 15 (100) | 0.03* |
Bundle element "Hypotension" | n (%) | 225 (90.7) | 13 (86.7) | 0.6 |
Bundle element "CVP/ScvO2" | n (%) | 60 (24.2) | 10 (66.7) | <0.001* |
Possibility to implement all sepsis management bundles | n (%) | 11 (4.4) | 1 (6.7) | 0.69 |
Bundle element "Steroids" | n (%) | 237 (95.6) | 15 (100) | 0.41 |
Bundle element "rhAPC" | n (%) | 13 (5.2) | 2 (13.3) | 0.19 |
Bundle element "Glucose" | n (%) | 208 (83.9) | 13 (86.7) | 0.77 |
Bundle element "Plateau Pressure" | n (%) | 172 (69.4) | 10 (66.7) | 0.83 |