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An assessment of knowledge and education about sepsis among medical students: a multi-university survey

Datta, Rachit; Di Tanna, Gian Luca; Harley, Amanda; Schlapbach, Luregn J; Nunnink, Leo; Venkatesh, Balasubramanian (2021). An assessment of knowledge and education about sepsis among medical students: a multi-university survey. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 23(1):117-118.

Abstract

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection; it affects 55 000 Australians and results in around 8700 deaths annually.1 Studies have shown that junior doctors have reduced awareness of the importance of sepsis as a time-critical illness.2 Whether this deficiency is a consequence of insufficient training on sepsis in medical schools is unknown. This study evaluated the knowledge of sepsis among medical students in two Australian universities

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Children's Hospital Zurich > Medical Clinic
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Emergency Medicine
Health Sciences > Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Health Sciences > Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Language:German
Date:1 March 2021
Deposited On:07 Jan 2022 08:19
Last Modified:16 Mar 2025 04:32
Publisher:Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine
ISSN:1441-2772
OA Status:Closed
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.51893/2021.1.rl2

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