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Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management

NICE guideline [NG51] Published: 13 July 2016 Last updated: 19 March 2024

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  • Information for the public
  • Evidence
  • History
  • Overview
  • Could this be sepsis?
  • Face to face assessment
  • Under 16s: evaluating risk and managing suspected sepsis
  • Pregnant or recently pregnant people: evaluating risk and managing suspected sepsis
  • Over 16s (not pregnant or recently pregnant): evaluating risk and managing suspected sepsis
  • Antibiotic therapy, intravenous fluid and oxygen
  • Finding and controlling the source of infection
  • Information and support for all people with suspected sepsis
  • Training and education
  • Terms used in this guideline
  • Recommendations for research
  • Rationale and impact
  • Context
  • Finding more information and committee details
  • Update information
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Finding more information and committee details

Finding more information and committee details

To find NICE guidance on related topics, including guidance in development, see the NICE topic pages on sepsis and antimicrobial stewardship.

To find out about all the updates to the sepsis guideline, see the NICE sepsis hub page.

For full details of the evidence and the guideline committee's discussions, see the evidence reviews. You can also find information about how the guideline was developed, including details of the committee.

NICE has produced tools and resources to help you put this guideline into practice. For general help and advice on putting our guidelines into practice, see resources to help you put NICE guidance into practice.


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