Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jan 2009
The 2008 international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: merits and weaknesses.
The Guidelines are intended to provide standard guidance for the care of patients by grouping evidence-based interventions into bundles that can be easily used by clinicians to improve patient outcome. The 2008 International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock is a large and extraordinary update of the literature offered by current leaders in the field. ⋯ Furthermore, they can change if new participants take part in the process. By considering the merits and weaknesses of practice guidelines, we conclude that guidelines cannot replace a physician's judgments, but rather should be a starting point for more robust and proficient scientific evidence.