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Our study aimed to explore self-reported management of early sepsis by Scottish emergency medicine (EM) and intensive care medicine (ICM) consultants, delineate important differences and determine the guideline recommendations rated most important and deliverable within the ED.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A postal survey using a hypothetical patient with septic shock was sent to all EM and ICM consultants practising in Scotland.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>67% (76\/114) EM and 61% (96\/157) ICM consultants responded. Normal saline was preferred by EM respondents (\u2018always\/often used\u2019: EM 86%, ICM 23%, p&lt;0.0001), whereas ICM respondents preferred Hartmann's solution (EM 42%, ICM 72%, p=0.0164), gelofusin (EM 10%, ICM 63%, p&lt;0.0001) and starch (EM 0%, ICM 24%, p&lt;0.0001). More ICM respondents indicated they used central venous pressure and invasive arterial pressure monitoring in the ED, and initiated vasopressors (EM 57%, ICM 90%, p&lt;0.0001). More ICM consultants used specific haemoglobin transfusion triggers (48% EM, 77% ICM, p=0.0002), but marked variation in haemoglobin triggers and targets was reported. Lactate was rated the most important single resuscitation parameter by both specialties; no ED and only two ICM consultants rated ScVO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>most important.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Differences in early fluid and vasopressor management of sepsis exist between Scottish ICM and EM consultants. Transfusion practice is highly variable, suggesting clinical uncertainty. 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