Reducing mortality in severe sepsis: the Surviving Sepsis Campaign

Sean R Townsend; Christa Schorr; Mitchell M Levy; R Phillip Dellinger

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2008.06.011

Reducing mortality in severe sepsis: the Surviving Sepsis Campaign

Clin Chest Med. 2008 Dec;29(4):721-33, x. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2008.06.011.

Authors

Sean R Townsend¹, Christa Schorr, Mitchell M Levy, R Phillip Dellinger

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, APC 756, Providence, RI 02903, USA. sean_townsend@brown.edu

PMID: 18954706
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2008.06.011

Abstract

This article traces the history and evolution of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign as a public health initiative through its several stages of development. The literature that has characterized clinical experiences with interventions related to the campaign is reviewed and conclusions discussed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Critical Care / methods*
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health Promotion / methods*
Humans
International Cooperation
Patient Care Team
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Prognosis
Resuscitation / methods
Sepsis / diagnosis
Sepsis / mortality*
Sepsis / therapy
Shock, Septic / diagnosis
Shock, Septic / mortality*
Shock, Septic / therapy
Survival Rate