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.

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