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Table 2.

Geographical representation in the original studies supporting the 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines based on the World Bank classification for income

Recommendation	Studies (n)	High n (%)	Upper Middle n (%)	Lower-Middle n (%)	Low n (%)
Screening & Early Treatment	30*	23 (77)	5 (17)	3 (10)	4 (13)
Infection	126*	114 (90)	16 (13)	10 (8)	8 (6)
Hemodynamic Management	47*	42 (89)	3 (6)	4 (9)	2 (4)
Ventilation	41*	39 (95)	9 (22)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Additional Therapies	36*	33 (92)	3 (8)	2 (6)	0 (0)
Long Term Outcomes/ Goals of Care	83	82 (99)	1 (1)	0 (0)	0 (0)

Recommendation

Studies
(n)

High
n (%)

Upper Middle
n (%)

Lower-Middle
n (%)

Low
n (%)

Screening & Early Treatment

30*

(77)

(17)

(10)

(13)

Infection

126*

114

(90)

(13)

(8)

(6)

Hemodynamic Management

47*

(89)

(6)

(9)

(4)

Ventilation

41*

(95)

(22)

(0)

Additional Therapies

36*

(92)

(8)

(6)

(0)

Long Term Outcomes/

Goals of Care

(99)

(1)

(0)

*Total number of studies is higher than that of the total number of studies from each classification group since some studies were conducted in more than one country with different income classifications