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Mean patient age, gender distribution, number of patients on mechanical ventilation (33 [76.7%] vs. 42 [84%] vs. 24 [75%]) and vasopressor use (23 [53.5%] vs. 34 [68%] vs. 24 [75%]) were similar before (2015) and 2 years after (2016 and 2017) the implementation of CERTAIN. Severity of illness (Simplified Acute Physiology Score II [SAPS II score]) was higher after the implementation. The checklist was incorporated in the daily practice with 100% adherence to its use. The duration of mechanical ventilation (5.3\u2009\u00b1\u20095.3 vs. 4.2\u2009\u00b1\u20093.6 vs. 3.7\u2009\u00b1\u20095.5), antibiotic treatment (8.2\u2009\u00b1\u20095.4 vs. 6.9\u2009\u00b1\u20094.1 vs. 5.8\u2009\u00b1\u20095.6), central venous catheter use (6.2\u2009\u00b1\u20095.7 vs. 5.7\u2009\u00b1\u20094.6 vs. 4.2\u2009\u00b1\u20096.1), ICU stay (8.4\u2009\u00b1\u20095.4 vs. 7.1\u2009\u00b1\u20094.1 vs. 5.8\u2009\u00b1\u20095.6), and the incidence of nosocomial infection (33.3% vs. 30% vs. 12.5%) decreased in the period after the onset of the intervention, but the results did not reach statistical significance. When adjusted for baseline characteristics, CERTAIN was not associated with hospital mortality (odds ratio 0.88, 0.38\u20132.04).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CERTAIN was readily adopted in the ICU workflow and was associated with improvement in treatment of critically ill patients with sepsis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1089\/mdr.2020.0454","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,19]],"date-time":"2021-03-19T15:40:41Z","timestamp":1616168441000},"page":"1203-1206","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Impact of Checklist for Early Recognition and Treatment of Acute Illness on Treatment of Critically Ill Septic Patients in a Low-Resource Medical Intensive Care Unit"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Pedja","family":"Kovacevic","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of Republic of Srpska and Medical School of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Milka","family":"Jandric","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of Republic of Srpska and Medical School of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tijana","family":"Kovacevic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Pharmacy, University Clinical Centre of Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Danica","family":"Momcicevic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of Republic of Srpska and Medical School of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Biljana","family":"Zlojutro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of Republic of Srpska and Medical School of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Goran","family":"Baric","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of Republic of Srpska and Medical School of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sasa","family":"Dragic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of Republic of Srpska and Medical School of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2016.0287"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_3_2","first-page":"64","article-title":"The long sepsis journey in low- and middle-income countries begins with a first step\u2026but on which road? 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