Diabetes Mellitus in Developing Countries and Underserved Communities
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Sam Dagogo-Jack.
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Springer
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Adopting a truly global perspective and a practical approach to diabetes--including pathophysiology, genetics, regional peculiarities, management, prevention and best practices--this book is an excellent resource for clinicians and policy-makers working with patients in more austere settings. The global prevalence of diabetes is estimated to increase from 422 million in 2014 to 592 million in 2035. Sadly, low- and middle-economy countries are projected to experience the steepest increase, but e…
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- Dagogo-Jack, Sam
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- Sam Dagogo-Jack
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- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 294 pages) : 65 illus., 49 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319415598
- 9783319415574 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Developing Countries
- Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
- Medically Underserved Area
- Vulnerable Populations
- Abstract
- Adopting a truly global perspective and a practical approach to diabetes--including pathophysiology, genetics, regional peculiarities, management, prevention and best practices--this book is an excellent resource for clinicians and policy-makers working with patients in more austere settings. The global prevalence of diabetes is estimated to increase from 422 million in 2014 to 592 million in 2035. Sadly, low- and middle-economy countries are projected to experience the steepest increase, but even in developed economies, vulnerable demographic subgroups manifest disparities in diabetes prevalence, quality of care, and outcomes. This book extends coverage to those underserved and minority communities in the developed world. In a consistent chapter format, it discusses classification, pathophysiology, genomics, diagnosis, prevention and management of diabetes in economically challenged regions as well as underserved populations in affluent nations. Suggestions regarding future directions in the organization of diabetes care delivery, prevention and research priorities are also provided. The detailed identification of barriers to optimal care and the practical approach to the management and prevention of diabetes make Diabetes Mellitus in Developing Countries and Underserved Communities a valuable resource for clinicians, researchers and health policy leaders.
- Contents
- Global Burden of Diabetes: An Overview -- Primary Prevention of Diabetes: An Imperative for Developing Countries -- Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Type II Diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) -- Diabetes in China and Western Pacific Region -- Diabetes in India and Southeast Asia -- Diabetes in Latin America -- Diabetes in the Caribbean -- Diabetes in Indigenous Australians and other Underserved Communities in Australia -- Diabetes among Maori and Other Ethnic Groups in New Zealand -- Diabetes in Eastern Europe -- Diabetes in Immigrant and Minority Populations in Western Europe -- Diabetes among Indigenous Canadians -- Diabetes in Native Populations and Underserved Communities in the United States.
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- e-Book
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Global Surgery : The Essentials
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41625
Adrian Park, Raymond Price, editors.
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Springer
, 2017.
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This text was developed as a book aimed at surgeons and allied health professionals that provides an introduction to the unmet needs , epidemiological, socioeconomic and even political factors that frame Global Surgery. Following upon an understanding of these issues, the text is a practical guide that enables the reader on several levels: to work cross culturally , build relationships and negotiate the logistical challenges of bringing surgical care to low resource settings; to develop an appr…
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- Park, Adrian
- Price, Raymond
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- Adrian Park, Raymond Price, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 597 pages) : 193 illus., 168 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319494821
- 9783319494807 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Culturally Competent Care
- Global Health
- Medically Underserved Area
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Abstract
- This text was developed as a book aimed at surgeons and allied health professionals that provides an introduction to the unmet needs , epidemiological, socioeconomic and even political factors that frame Global Surgery. Following upon an understanding of these issues, the text is a practical guide that enables the reader on several levels: to work cross culturally , build relationships and negotiate the logistical challenges of bringing surgical care to low resource settings; to develop an approach to the management of various clinical conditions that would be unfamiliar to most "western" surgeons. Global Surgery is a recently coined term that encompasses many potential meanings. Most would agree that it focuses on the growing recognition of the crisis of access to quality surgical care in low resource settings. Such scenarios exist on every continent. Increasingly surgeons, allied health professionals (NGO), Public Health / Health Policy professionals as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations are engaging in this field. Many surgeons have an interest in Global Health and a desire to become involved but feel ill equipped to do so and unsure where to start. Global Surgery: The Essentials serves as a ready resource to equip surgeons to manage clinical scenarios that lie beyond the scope of their training or current practice but that they would reasonably be expected to encounter in the field.
- Contents
- Part I: The 10,000-Foot View: Framing Global Surgery -- 1. Global Disparities in Surgical Care -- 2. The Transforming Power of High-Quality Surgical Care: Surgery’s Role in Improving Public Health -- 3. The Economic Case for Surgical Care in Low-Resource Settings -- Part II: The 1,000-Foot View: Sustainable Surgical Training -- 4. Surgical Training in Low-Resource Settings -- 5. Delivery of Subspecialty Surgical Care in Low-Resource Settings -- 6. Academic Global Surgery -- 7. E-Learning in Global Surgery -- Part III: The “100-Foot” Perspective: Preparing for International Involvement -- 8. The Importance of Contextual Relevance and Cultural Appropriateness in Global Surgery -- 9 Practical Checklists -- 10. Basic Bioengineering: Essential Equipment Use and Troubleshooting -- 11. Frugal and Reverse Innovations in Surgery -- 12. Getting Started: Connecting to Global Surgical Opportunities -- Part IV: On the Ground: The Clinical Essentials -- 13. General Surgery Essentials -- 14. Essential Anesthesia -- 15. Tropical Infectious Disease Medicine for Surgeons: A Primer -- 16. Essential Orthopedics for Global Surgery -- 17. Gynecology and Obstetrics -- 18. Essential Urology -- 19. Head and Neck Essentials in Global Surgery -- 20. Essential Pediatric Surgery -- 21. Plastic Surgery for the Nonplastic Surgeon in the Low-Resource Setting.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Managing Diabetes in Low Income Countries : Providing Sustainable Diabetes Care with Limited Resources
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46363
Ivica Smokovski.
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Springer
, c2021.
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This book covers the complexity of diabetes and related complications and presents the socio-economic burden of the disease, taking into account the rising prevalence reaching pandemic proportions and the associated costs. Factors causing high diabetes prevalence and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry are evaluated and solutions for sustainable diabetes care with limited resources are provided, including national focus on providing cost-effective diabetes treatment, nutrition and phys…
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- Smokovski, Ivica
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- Ivica Smokovski
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- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 109 p.) : 28 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030514693
- 9783030514686 (Print ed.)
- 9783030514709 (Print ed.)
- 9783030514716 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
- Health Services Administration
- Medically Underserved Area
- Poverty Areas
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Abstract
- This book covers the complexity of diabetes and related complications and presents the socio-economic burden of the disease, taking into account the rising prevalence reaching pandemic proportions and the associated costs. Factors causing high diabetes prevalence and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry are evaluated and solutions for sustainable diabetes care with limited resources are provided, including national focus on providing cost-effective diabetes treatment, nutrition and physical activity, structured diabetes education and centralized National e-Health System. Moreover, elaboration of long-term efforts to curb the diabetes burden through prevention activities are presented in this book. Managing Diabetes in Low Income Countries represents an essential guide for diabetes care clinicians and researchers, medical students and clinicians in training, diabetes policy makers, regulatory authorities, international diabetes and patient organisations all of whom are involved in current clinical practice for diabetes management.
- Contents
- Burden of Diabetes Prevalence -- Diabetes Drivers -- Impact of Diabetes Complications -- Cost-effectiveness of Available Diabetes Treatments -- Cost-effectiveness of Monitoring Metabolic Control -- Influence of Pharmaceutical Industry -- Promise of Nutrition -- Importance of Structured Diabetes Education -- Benefits of Centralized e-Health System in Diabetes Care -- Focus on Diabetes Prevention.
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- NEW Springer 2021
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- e-Book
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- Online
Orthopaedic Trauma in the Austere Environment : A Practical Guide to Care in the Humanitarian Setting
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40113
Juan de Dios Robinson, editor.
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Springer
, c2016.
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Orthopaedic trauma represents 75% of the casualties in a disaster. Many of these patients will be cared for by international volunteers. Unfortunately, good intentions are not always matched by good preparation, often resulting in further complications for patients. This book has been written by a team of international experts with extensive experience of field missions to the most precarious and austere environments in the world, such as Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Haiti, and Syria. After readi…
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- Robinson, Juan de Dios
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- Juan de Dios Robinson, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 709 p. : 365 illus., 88 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319291222
- 9783319291208 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disasters
- Disaster Medicine
- Fractures, Bone
- Medically Underserved Area
- Musculoskeletal System - injuries
- Relief Work
- Wounds and Injuries
- Abstract
- Orthopaedic trauma represents 75% of the casualties in a disaster. Many of these patients will be cared for by international volunteers. Unfortunately, good intentions are not always matched by good preparation, often resulting in further complications for patients. This book has been written by a team of international experts with extensive experience of field missions to the most precarious and austere environments in the world, such as Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Haiti, and Syria. After reading the text, volunteers will be able to face situations that are confusing, chaotic, and distressing with a greater sense of direction and confidence. Health care workers involved in the care of the traumatized patient will find in the book answers and guidance that will help them to negotiate their way through the myriad of unfamiliar cases they will face in the field. The text is divided into sections, each addressing a theme: definition of the austere environment, how best to prepare for missions, how to deal with injuries in austere conditions, how to ensure a positive legacy, and the need for cultural, political, and legal awareness. All of the most common orthopaedic presentations encountered in the austere environment are covered. In addition to evidence-based research, cases and actual experiences from the authors' missions are included to illustrate and bring to life key points.
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- Part I. Setting the Scene: The Austere Environment -- Part II. Causes of Trauma in the Austere Environment -- Part III. Management Challenges in the Austere Environment -- Part IV. Perioperative Management in the Austere Environment -- Part V. Principles of Orthopaedic Traumatology in the Austere Environment -- Part VI. Practical Guides to Orthopaedic Trauma Management in the Austere Environment -- Part VII. Continuity of Care, Legacy, and Resilience.
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- e-Book
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Pediatric Surgery : A Comprehensive Textbook for Africa
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Emmanuel A. Ameh, Stephen W. Bickler, Kokila Lakhoo, Benedict C. Nwomeh, Dan Poenaru, editors.
(Second edition)
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, c2020.
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The second, fully updated edition of this book applies and contextualizes up-to-date information on pediatric surgery for low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The book is organized in general anatomic and thematic sections within pediatric surgery, such as urology, oncology, orthopedics and gastroenterology and includes chapters addressing the unique challenges and approaches for pediatric surgery in low-resource settings. Each chapter has dual authorship LMIC author providing context-speci…
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- Emmanuel A. Ameh, Stephen W. Bickler, Kokila Lakhoo, Benedict C. Nwomeh, Dan Poenaru, editors
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 1439 p.) : 578 illus., 338 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030417246
- 9783030417239 (Print ed.)
- 9783030417253 (Print ed.)
- 9783030417260 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Child
- Developing Countries
- Infant
- Medically Underserved Area
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Other Subjects
- Africa
- Specialty
- Pediatrics
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Abstract
- The second, fully updated edition of this book applies and contextualizes up-to-date information on pediatric surgery for low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The book is organized in general anatomic and thematic sections within pediatric surgery, such as urology, oncology, orthopedics and gastroenterology and includes chapters addressing the unique challenges and approaches for pediatric surgery in low-resource settings. Each chapter has dual authorship LMIC author providing context-specific insights and authors from high-income countries (HICs) contributing experience from well-resourced settings. Written in a reader-friendly format, this book has a uniform structure in each chapter, with introduction, demographics, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentations, investigations, management, outcome, prevention, ethics, evidence-based surgery and references. This comprehensive volume fills the gap between up-to-date pediatric surgical scholarship and knowledge developed and applied in HICs, and the practical needs of practitioners in low-resource settings. This is an indispensable guide for postgraduate surgical trainees in Africa and other LMICs as well as general surgeons practicing in Africa and other LMICs, who need to care surgically for children.
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- 1. Paediatric surgery specialty and its relevance to Africa -- 2. Neonatal physiology and transport -- 3. Respiratory physiology and support -- 4. Cardiovascular physiology and support -- 5. Fluids and electrolyte therapy in the paediatric patient -- 6. Nutritional support -- 7. Haemoglobinopathies -- 8. Wound healing -- 9. Vascular access in children -- 10. Anaesthesia and perioperative care -- 11. Pain management -- 12. Intensive care -- 13. Ethics of paediatric surgery in Africa -- 14. Psychological issues in paediatric surgery -- -- 15. Common bacterial infections in children -- 16. Surgical site infection -- 17. Surgical complications of typhoid fever -- 18. Tuberculosis -- 19. Pyomyositis -- 20. Omphalitits -- 21. Necrotizing fasciitis -- 22. Haematogenous osteomyelitis and septic arthritis -- 23. Parasitic infestation of surgical importance in children -- 24. HIV/AIDS and the paediatric surgeon -- -- 25. Paediatric trauma: epidemiology, prevention and control -- 26. Paediatric trauma scoring and trauma registry -- 27. Initial assessment and resuscitiation of the trauma patient -- 28. Thoracic trauma -- 29. Abdominal trauma -- 30. Craniocerebral and spinal trauma -- 31. Urogenital and perineal trauma -- 32. Musculoskeletal trauma -- 33. Burns -- 34. Injuries from child abuse -- 35. Birth injuries -- -- 36. Neck: cysts, sinuses and fistulas -- 37. Lymphadenopathy in African children -- 38. Sternomastoid tumour in infancy -- 39. Salivery gland diseases in children and adolescents -- 40. Thyroid and parathyroid glands -- -- 41. Laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy and oesophagoscopy -- 42. Paediatric upper airway obstruction -- 43. Tracheomalacia -- 44. Congenital cystic lung lessions -- 45. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia and diaphragmatic eventration -- 46. Pleural effusion and empyema -- 47. Lung abscess -- 48. Oesophageal atresia -- 49. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease -- 50. Achalasia -- 51. Corrosive ingestion and oesophageal replacement -- 52. Aerodigestive foreign bodies in children -- 53. Chest wall deformities -- 54. Mediastinal masses -- 55. chylothorax -- -- 56. Congenital anterior abdominal wall defects: exomphalos and gastroschisis -- 57. Disorders of the umbilicus -- 58. Inguinal and femoral hernias and hydroceles -- -- 59. Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis -- 60. Peptic ulcer disease -- 61. Neonatal intestinal obstruction -- 62. Duodenal atresias and stenosis -- 63. Intestinal atresias and stenosis -- 64. Vitelline duct anomalies -- 65. Intestinal malrotation and midgut volvulus -- 66. Gastrointestinal duplications -- 67. Meconium ileus -- 68. Intussusception -- 69. Miscellaneous causes of intestinal obstruction -- 70. Necrotizing enterocolitis -- 71. Short bowel syndrome -- 72. Gastrointestinal stomas -- -- 73. Colonic atresias -- 74. Appendicitis -- 75. Inflammatory bowel disease -- 76. Hirschsprung’s disease and allied malformations -- 77. Anorectal malformation -- 78. Polyps -- 79. Other anorectal conditions -- -- 80. Obstructive jaundice -- 81. Biliary atresia -- 82. Choledochal cyst -- 83. Cholelithiasis (gallstones) -- 84. Annular pancreas -- 85. Pancreatitis -- 86. Spleen -- 87. Portal hypertension -- -- 88. Cystic diseases of the kidney -- 89. Congenital ureteropelvic junction stenosis -- 90. Ureteric duplications and ureterocoeles -- 91. Vesicoureteric reflux -- 92. Bladder exstrophy and epispadias -- 93. Urethral valves -- 94. Hypospadias -- 95. Circumcision -- 96. Phimosis, meatal stenosis, and paraphimosis -- 97. Urolithiasis -- 98. Undescended testis -- 99. Disorders of sex development -- 100. Bladder outlet obstruction -- 101. Acute scrotum -- -- 102. Kidney tumours -- 103. Teratomas -- 104. Lymphomas and the paediatric surgeon -- 105. Neuroblastoma -- 106. Malignant soft tissue tumours -- 107. Liver tumours -- 108. Primary bone tumours -- 109. Brain and spinal cord tumours -- -- 110. Lymphangioma -- 111. Haemangioma -- 112. Arteriovenous malformations -- 113. Unilateral limb enlargement -- -- 114. Hydrometrocolpos -- 115. Mullerian Duct Anomalies -- 116. Labial adhesions and agglutination -- 117. Ovarian lesions -- -- 118. Disability and Rehabilitation: General concepts -- 119. Neurodisability -- 120. Common Paediatric Orthopaedic Diseases -- 121. Plastic and reconstructive surgery -- -- 122. Minimal invasive surgery in paediatric patients -- 123. Prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy -- 124. Conjoined and parasitic twins -- 125. Otorhinolaryngology -- 126. Paediatric transplantation -- 127. Telemedicine and e-health -- 128. Paediatric surgical education in sub-saharan Africa.
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- Online
Sepsis Management in Resource-limited Settings
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Arjen M. Dondorp, Martin W. Dünser, Marcus J. Schultz, editors.
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SpringerOpen
, 2019.
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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. It constitutes a unique source of knowledge and guidance for all healthcare workers who care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings. More than eighty percent of the worldwide deaths related to sepsis occur in resource-limited settings in low and middle-income countries. Current international sepsis guidelines cannot be implemented without adaptations towards these settings, mainly because of the difference in lo…
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- Dondorp, Arjen M.
- Dünser, Martin W.
- Schultz, Marcus J.
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- European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Global Intensive Care Working Group
- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
- Responsibility
- Arjen M. Dondorp, Martin W. Dünser, Marcus J. Schultz, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 216 p.) : 8 illus., 6 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030031435
- 9783030031428 (Print ed.)
- 9783030031442 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Medically Underserved Area
- Sepsis - prevention & control
- Tropical Medicine
- Specialty
- Critical Care
- Abstract
- This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. It constitutes a unique source of knowledge and guidance for all healthcare workers who care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings. More than eighty percent of the worldwide deaths related to sepsis occur in resource-limited settings in low and middle-income countries. Current international sepsis guidelines cannot be implemented without adaptations towards these settings, mainly because of the difference in local resources and a different spectrum of infectious diseases causing sepsis. This prompted members of the Global Intensive Care working group of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) and the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU, Bangkok, Thailand) - among which the Editors – to develop with an international group of experts a comprehensive set of recommendations for the management of sepsis in resource-limited settings. Recommendations are based on both current scientific evidence and clinical experience of clinicians working in resource-limited settings. The book includes an overview chapter outlining the current challenges and future directions of sepsis management as well as general recommendations on the structure and organization of intensive care services in resource-limited settings. Specific recommendations on the recognition and management of patients with sepsis and septic shock in these settings are grouped into seven chapters. The book provides evidence-based practical guidance for doctors in low and middle income countries treating patients with sepsis, and highlights areas for further research and discussion.
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- 1. Current Challenges in the Management of Sepsis in ICUs in Resource–poor Settings and Suggestions for the Future -- 2. Development of the Guidelines: Focus on Availability, Feasibility, Affordability and Safety of Interventions in Resource–limited Settings -- 3. Infrastructure and Organization of Adult Intensive Care Units in Resource–limited settings -- 4. Recognition of Sepsis in Resource-limited Settings -- 5. Core Elements of General Supportive Care for Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock in Resource–limited Settings -- 6. Ventilatory Support of Patients with Sepsis or Septic Shock in Resource–limited Settings -- 7. Hemodynamic Assessment and Support in Sepsis and Septic Shock in Resource–limited Settings -- 8. Infection Management in Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock in Resource–limited Settings -- 9. Management of Severe Malaria and Severe Dengue in Resource-limited Settings -- 10. Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock Management in Resource–limited Settings.
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- Open access
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- e-Book
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- Online
