These guidelines are intended for use by healthcare professionals working as Anesthesiologists managing sepsis and septic shock in the surgical intensive care. They also may serve as a resource for healthcare professionals such as ward and intensive care nurses, perioperative care teams, policy makers, hospital managers, and other stakeholders who advise or care for patients presenting with sepsis and septic shock .
All physicians applying for privileges in surgical intensive care should show satisfactory completion of specialist postgraduate training in anesthesiology, surgical intensive care and pain management, standard training in the Egyptian Board program, University programs or equivalent.