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Suspected sepsis in pregnant or recently pregnant people: recognition, diagnosis and early management

  • NICE guideline
  • Reference number: NG255
  • Published:  19 November 2025

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  • Could this be sepsis?
  • Face to face assessment
  • Evaluating risk level
  • Managing suspected sepsis
  • Antibiotic therapy, intravenous fluid and oxygen
  • Finding and controlling the source of infection
  • Information and support for all people with suspected sepsis
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November 2025: We have split the sepsis guideline, that covered all age groups, into 3 guidelines (including this one). See also NICE's guidelines on suspected sepsis in over 16s: recognition, assessment and early management and suspected sepsis in under 16s: recognition, diagnosis and early management.

ISBN: 978-1-4731-7294-4


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