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Towards a consensus definition of maternal sepsis: results of a systematic review and expert consultation

Reproductive health, 2017-05, Vol.14 (1), p.67-67, Article 67 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
Towards a consensus definition of maternal sepsis: results of a systematic review and expert consultation
Author: Bonet, Mercedes ; Nogueira Pileggi, Vicky ; Rijken, Marcus J ; Coomarasamy, Arri ; Lissauer, David ; Souza, João Paulo ; Gülmezoglu, Ahmet Metin
Subjects: Anti-infective agents ; Childbirth & labor ; Citation management software ; Clinical practice guidelines ; Consensus ; Critical care ; Definition ; Diagnosis ; Evidence-based medicine ; Fatalities ; Female ; Humans ; Identification ; Infection ; Infections ; Maternal & child health ; Maternal mortality ; Maternal sepsis ; Midwifery education ; Obstetrics ; Physiology ; Practice guidelines (Medicine) ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Referral and Consultation ; Reproductive health ; Review ; Search strategies ; Sepsis ; Sepsis - physiopathology ; Septic shock ; Surveys ; Systematic review ; Womens health
Is Part Of: Reproductive health, 2017-05, Vol.14 (1), p.67-67, Article 67
Description: There is a need for a clear and actionable definition of maternal sepsis, in order to better assess the burden of this condition, trigger timely and effective treatment and allow comparisons across facilities and countries. The objective of this study was to review maternal sepsis definitions and identification criteria and to report on the results of an expert consultation to develop a new international definition of maternal sepsis. All original and review articles and WHO documents, as well as clinical guidelines providing definitions and/or identification criteria of maternal sepsis were included. A multidisciplinary international panel of experts was surveyed through an online consultation in March-April 2016 on their opinion on the existing sepsis definitions, including new definition of sepsis proposed for the adult population (2016 Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock) and importance of different criteria for identification of maternal sepsis. The definition was agreed using an iterative process in an expert face-to-face consensus development meeting convened by WHO and Jhpiego. Standardizing the definition of maternal sepsis and aligning it with the current understanding of sepsis in the adult population was considered a mandatory step to improve the assessment of the burden of maternal sepsis by the expert panel. The literature review and expert consultation resulted in a new WHO consensus definition "Maternal sepsis is a life-threatening condition defined as organ dysfunction resulting from infection during pregnancy, child-birth, post-abortion, or post-partum period". Plans are in progress to validate the new WHO definition of maternal sepsis in a large international population. The operationalization of the new maternal sepsis definition requires generation of a set of practical criteria to identify women with sepsis. These criteria should enable clinicians to focus on the timely initiation of actionable elements of care (administration of antimicrobials and fluids, support of vital organ functions, and referral) and improve maternal outcomes.
Publisher: England: BioMed Central Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1742-4755
EISSN: 1742-4755
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-017-0321-6
PMID: 28558733
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Towards a consensus definition of maternal sepsis: results of a systematic review and expert consultation

COPYRIGHT 2017 BioMed Central Ltd. ;Copyright BioMed Central 2017 ;The Author(s). 2017 ;ISSN: 1742-4755 ;EISSN: 1742-4755 ;DOI: 10.1186/s12978-017-0321-6 ;PMID: 28558733

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