[Retracted] Knowledge of and Compliance with Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines among Anesthesiologists: A Nationwide Survey in China
Table 3
Anesthesiologist’s knowledge of the 2016 SSC guidelines and 2018 update in China.
Assessment items
n (%)
What elements are included in bundle therapy after the update of SSC guidelines in 2018?
Measure lactate level
750 (77.2%)
Obtain blood cultures
718 (73.9%)
Begin fluid resuscitation immediately and stress fluid reactivity assessment
819 (84.4%)
Apply vasopressors if necessary
795 (81.9%)
Administer broad-spectrum antibiotics
642 (66.1%)
What are the markers of initial resuscitation in the 2018 SSC guidelines?
MAP
529 (54.5%)
CVP
439 (45.2%)
Lactate levels
680 (70%)
Urine output
588 (60.6%)
SvO2 or ScvO2
675 (69.5%)
How many hours bundle therapy needs to be started once sepsis is diagnosed?
Percentage of correct answer (1 hour)
380 (39.1%)
What’s the target value of MAP?
Percentage of correct answer (≥65 mmHg)
286 (29.5%)
What’s the target value of lactate level?
Percentage of correct answer (≤2 mmol/L)
400 (41.2%)
What’s the first choice of vasopressors?
Percentage of correct answer (norepinephrine)
727 (74.9%)
All data were presented as absolute values and percentages of total number of responses from the Department of Anesthesiology. MAP, mean arterial pressure; CVP, central venous pressure; SvO2, mixed venous oxygen saturation; ScvO2, superior vena cava oxygenation saturation.