“…We collected deidentified data from icddr,b’s electronic health record system on sepsis incidence among all paediatric patients under 18 years of age admitted to the icddr,b Dhaka Hospital from 2009 to 2022. Dhaka Hospital is a specialised non-profit hospital that provides care to nearly 200 000 patients annually with diarrhoea and other infectious diseases [ 19 ]. Dhaka Hospital serves a primarily impoverished population and treats a high volume of paediatric patients with sepsis, with children younger than five years making up nearly 60% of all patients [ 19 ].…”