Disparities in Sepsis Management and Outcomes

This article was originally published in the Spring 2020 Issue of Critical Connections . The combined estimates of severe sepsis and sepsis amount to 50 million cases worldwide, accounting for 5.3 million deaths annually. This Critical Connections article covers the dispari...

Scvo2 in Sepsis: A Measurement Provided by Respiratory Care Practitioners

This article was originally published in the Spring 2020 Issue of Critical Connections . When treating patients with sepsis, intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency department clinicians have learned that improved outcomes occur when staff members work together as a team.   

From the PICU to America’s Got Talent: Angelica Hale’s Story

This article was originally published in the Spring 2020 Issue of Critical Connections . Most people know Angelica Hale as the tenacious young lady who won hearts with her incredible performances on America’s Got Talent in 2017.

Surviving Sepsis Campaign Releases First Guidelines for Sepsis in Children

This article was originally published in the Spring 2020 Issue of Critical Conectionns . The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SCC) in February released its first guidelines for pediatric patients with sepsis, marking a new milestone in the initiative’s mission to improve sepsis car...

Challenges of Sepsis Diagnosis and a New Approach Using the Host Immune Response, SeptiCyte®

Presented at the 49th Critical Care Congress, this session is sponsored by Immunexpress

A Matter of Life and Death: How States Are Tackling Sepsis as Public Policy

Anthony Fiore, MD, MPH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Chief of the Epidemiology Research and Innovations Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, is featured in a new Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Public Health Re...

International critical care nursing considerations and quality indicators for the 2017 surviving sepsis campaign guidelines

A letter to the editor published in Intensive Care Medicine describing the role of the nurse in sepsis care.

Surviving Sepsis Campaign Hour-1 Bundle Teaching Slides

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Hour-1 Bundle Teaching Slides outline the process and details for implementing the Hour-1 Bundle.

Sepsis CALF Sheet: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

A tool from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. When sepsis is suspected, use this form to assure completion of sepsis bundle interventions.

Case Review: Sepsis

This is a presentation from the 2017 Multiprofessional Critical Care Review Course: Adult (MCCRC) on a sepsis case review.

Perinatal Screening Tool​ - Dignity Health

Colleagues share the tools they have developed in their own institutions as they implement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. The MATERNAL ASSESSMENT OF SEPSIS tool is from Dignity Health.

Sepsis Recognition and Treatment Protocols - Stony Brook

Colleagues share the tools they have developed in their own institutions as they implement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. The Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Recognition and Treatment Protocols are from Stony Brook Medicine.

Patient Units Severe Sepsis Screening Tool - Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

Colleagues share the tools they have developed in their own institutions as they implement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. The Patient Units Severe Sepsis Screening Tool is from  Saint Joseph Mercy Health System.

ICU Severe Sepsis Screening Tool - Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

Colleagues share the tools they have developed in their own institutions as they implement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. The ICU Severe Sepsis Screening Tool is from  Saint Joseph Mercy Health System.

Pediatric Sepsis Alert Checklist - Wesley Healthcare

Colleagues share the tools they have developed in their own institutions as they implement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. The Sepsis Alert Checklist is from Wesley Healthcare.

Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Clinical Pathway - Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Colleagues share the tools they have developed in their own institutions as they implement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. The Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Clinical Pathway and Septic Shock Progress Note are from Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Adult Treat Before Transfer Sepsis Screening Tool - Wesley Healthcare

Colleagues share the tools they have developed in their own institutions as they implement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. The Sepsis Screening Tool and Clinical Pathway is from Wesley Children's Hospital.

Pediatric Treat Before Transfer Sepsis Screening Tool

Colleagues share the tools they have developed in their own institutions as they implement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. These Transferring Facility Sepsis Recommendations are from Wesley Children's Hospital.

Advances in Sepsis: Protecting Patients Throughout the Lifespan

Leading sepsis experts discuss the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) recent sepsis Vital Signs and protocols for early recognition of maternal sepsis. This webinar discusses sepsis in acute care settings, septic shock guidelines for pediatrics, as well as seps...

Empowering Nurses for Early Sepsis Recognition

Leading sepsis experts discuss the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) recent sepsis Vital Signs and protocols for early recognition of maternal sepsis. This webinar features an overview of CDC's sepsis Vital Signs report, a discussion on expanding sepsis early ...