Comparison

Sepsis Clinical Guide vs Vademecum MK

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sepsis Clinical Guide

This app provides busy health professionals with essential management information for sepsis, based on the latest practice guidelines. It offers quick access to definitions, diagnostic criteria, and treatment protocols at the point of care. It also includes a community forum for clinicians to exchange ideas and collaborate on clinical topics.

Highlights
  • Latest sepsis definitions and diagnostic criteria
  • Management guidelines from Surviving Sepsis Campaign
  • Information on epidemiology and pathophysiology
  • Guidance on antibiotic therapy
  • Pediatric and neonatal sepsis management
  • Clinical community forum for collaboration
Features
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Sepsis Clinical Guide now includes access the new ESCAVO Clinical Community, a forum where clinicians can exchange ideas, ask questions and collaborate on sepsis and other clinical topics. Sepsis is a serious systemic infection that can quickly lead to circulatory shock, organ failure and death if inappropriately treated. In 2017, over 2 million people were admitted to US hospitals for sepsis (#1 cause of index admissions) at a total aggregate cost to the US healthcare system of $38.2 billion dollars (#1 most expensive condition), according to an AHRQ report. Over 270,000 people die of sepsis in the US every year, more than from prostate cancer, breast cancer and AIDS combined. Despite its large toll on public health, public awareness of this condition is poor and the quality of treatment is highly variable often due to delayed recognition and treatment. In sepsis, time is of the essence. Successful treatment hinges on prompt recognition of symptoms, correct antibiotic administration, and hemodynamic stabilization. Lack of appropriate sepsis management knowledge at the bedside leads to delayed symptom recognition, serious complications, medical errors, increased treatment costs, and avoidable morbidity and mortality. For this reason, we created this app to provide busy health professionals with essential management information based on the latest practice guidelines in a format that is easily accessible at the point of care. The Sepsis app was developed on the ESCAVO mobile publishing platform created specifically for mobile publishing of scientific content. The platform features an intuitive user interface, search, annotation and bookmarking functions, and calculator support. All content is extensively referenced and footnoted where appropriate. Clinical topics covered in the Sepsis app include: - Updated with the latest definitions, diagnostic criteria, and management guidelines including the 2016 Sepsis-3 definitions and the latest Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines - Epidemiology, risk factors and pathophysiology of sepsis and septic shock - Common differentials and etiology, guidelines on performing appropriate H&P and workups - Management of common causes including hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP) and intra-abdominal infections - Sepsis management bundles, early goal-directed therapy, hemodynamic management, adjunctive therapies, mechanical ventilation of sepsis-induced ARDS, and other essential management guidelines from the SSC and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) - Antibiotic therapy including specific guidelines for the treatment of HAP from ATS and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) - Guidance on the prevention, recognition and treatment of Clostridium difficile based on the latest IDSA guidelines - Information on the diagnosis and management of pediatric and neonatal sepsis including the management of pediatric fever, important differences from adult sepsis, management of sepsis-induced persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), empiric antibiotic treatment recommendations for GBS infections, interventions in pediatric septic shock, and other pediatric-specific information - Important score calculators including the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), quick-SOFA, SIRS, APACHE II, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS), the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II, National Early Warning Score (NEWS), the Clinical Pulmonary Infection (CPI) score, the Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility Index, and others - Drug administration information for the management of sepsis including antibacterial and antifungal antibiotics, the latest drugs for emerging multi-drug resistant organisms, adrenergic and other vasoactive agents, corticosteroids and diuretics - Relevant COVID-19 management information Recommended by: - HealthTap.com - MDLinx.com - imedicalapps.com - The ED Trauma Critical Care Blog (edtcc.com)

About

Vademecum MK

This medical reference app provides prescribing information for a specific brand of medications, along with medical news and an BMI calculator. It is designed for healthcare professionals and is valid for several Latin American countries.

Highlights
  • Prescribing information for MK brand medications
  • Search by name, therapy, or alphabetically
  • Latest medical news by specialty
  • BMI calculator
  • Country-specific medication availability
Features
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Material educativo y profesional, dirigido a profesionales de la salud. Válido para Colombia. MK contribuye desde hace más de 45 años a la salud de la población con un completo portafolio de óptima calidad y con la mejor relación costo/beneficio del Material de consulta exclusivo para médicos y odontólogos. Consulte la información para prescribir de los medicamentos de la marca MK y sus presentaciones. Las consultas se pueden realizar por medio del buscador, por terapia o en orden alfabético. También tendrá acceso a las últimas noticias de actualidad médica por especialidad y podrá utilizar la calculadora de IMC. La aplicación muestra la información del portafolio actual que ofrece la marca MK y no se incluyen productos de otros laboratorios El profesional de la salud debe seleccionar el país donde desee consultar la disponibilidad de los medicamentos y sus presentaciones Válido para: Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Costa Rica, República Dominicana, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y El salvador.

Screenshots

Sepsis Clinical Guide4 screens
Vademecum MK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sepsis Clinical Guide at 94% against Vademecum MK's 33%. Sepsis Clinical Guide also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (304 vs 3). Vademecum MK's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sepsis Clinical Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sepsis Clinical Guide has 304 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Sepsis Clinical Guide's written reviews are positive against 33% of Vademecum MK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sepsis Clinical Guide ships an update every 4 months, Vademecum MK every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sepsis Clinical Guide versus Vademecum MK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSepsis Clinical GuideVademecum MK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (304 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings304 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB31 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEscavo, IncTecnoquimicas S.A

Customer experience

Sepsis Clinical Guide

All ratings304 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%

Vademecum MK

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Sepsis Clinical Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Vademecum MK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sepsis Clinical Guide free?
Sepsis Clinical Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vademecum MK free?
Vademecum MK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sepsis Clinical Guide or Vademecum MK?
Sepsis Clinical Guide is rated higher. Sepsis Clinical Guide averages 4.8 out of 5 from 304 ratings, while Vademecum MK averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Sepsis Clinical Guide or Vademecum MK have ads?
Neither Sepsis Clinical Guide nor Vademecum MK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sepsis Clinical Guide or Vademecum MK?
Sepsis Clinical Guide ships an update every 4 months, and Vademecum MK every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sepsis Clinical Guide was updated on June 9, 2026 and Vademecum MK on September 9, 2026.

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