Abstract
Introduction: Knowledge and awareness of sepsis among various health care professionals is essential for prompt diagnosis and appropriate initial resuscitation and management of patient with sepsis.
 Objective: To assess and compare the knowledge and awareness of sepsis among health care professionals working at Birat Medical College and Teaching Hospital.
 Methodology This was a questionnaire-based survey with comparative study in 200 health care professionals conducted at Birat Medical College and Teaching Hospital from July– September, 2019. Questions were designed to assess the knowledge on diagnosis, initial resuscitation and management of sepsis. The knowledge level of the participants was assessed with scoring system as good, average and poor which was finally compared between the various health care professionals.
 Result Out of 200, only 180 health care professionals were included for statistical analysis. While assessing the knowledge on diagnosis of sepsis, 55.6% consultant doctors, 42.8% medical officers and 21.5% nursing/paramedics answered correctly on an average. Similarly, 51.7 % consultant doctors, 33.7% medical officers and 26.6% nursing/ paramedics gave correct answers while assessing knowledge on initial resuscitation and management. The nursing/paramedics had comparatively lower knowledge level on sepsis than the doctors. Around 31.7%, 51.2% and 17% of health care professionals working in Emergency, ICU and Anesthesiology departments had good, average and poor knowledge on sepsis respectively as compared to 14.2%, 28.5% and 57.1% of participants working in other departments.
 Conclusion: The nursing/paramedics had lower knowledge level on sepsis as compared to the doctors while health care professionals working in Emergency,ICU and Anesthesiology departments had better knowledge on sepsis as compared to staffs working in other departments.
Highlights
Sepsis is the leading cause of death from infec on worldwide which has a major impact on the quality of life and global health economics.[1,2] Sepsis affects more than 750,000 pa ents and accounts for 215,000 deaths in the USA alone each year, at a cost of more than $16 billion.[2]
The knowledge level of the par cipants was assessed with scoring system as good, average and poor which was compared between the various health care professionals
The nursing/paramedics had lower knowledge level on sepsis as compared to the doctors while health care professionals working in Emergency,intensive care unit (ICU) and Anesthesiology departments had be er knowledge on sepsis as compared to staffs working in other departments
Summary
Sepsis is the leading cause of death from infec on worldwide which has a major impact on the quality of life and global health economics.[1,2] Sepsis affects more than 750,000 pa ents and accounts for 215,000 deaths in the USA alone each year, at a cost of more than $16 billion.[2]. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign has recommended to ini ate resuscita on, diagnos c measures and appropriate an bio c therapy with in one hour of sepsis diagnosis.[7] Unaware of these major recommenda ons by Surviving Sepsis Campaign can lead to unnecessary delay in diagnosis and management of sepsis
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