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Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal septicaemia in under 16s: recognition, diagnosis and management. Last updated: 2015.

England. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

This guideline covers recognising, diagnosing and managing bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia (blood poisoning) in babies, children and young people under 16. It aims to reduce deaths and disability by promoting early recognition of symptoms and timely effective management. For recommenda...

Meningitis Bacterianas/diagnóstico, Meningitis Bacterianas/prevención & control, Meningitis Bacterianas/tratamiento farmacológico, Bacteriemia/prevención & control, Corticoesteroides/uso terapéutico, Albúminas/uso terapéutico, Soluciones Cristaloides/uso terapéutico

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WHO guidelines for the management of postpartum haemorrhage and retained placenta

One of the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2000 is to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015. If this is to be achieved, maternal deaths related to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) must be significantly reduced. In support of this, health workers in developing countries...