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Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008

Intensive Care Medicine · 2007 · Vol. 34(1) · pp. 17–60
R. Phillip DellingerMitchell M. LevyJean CarletJulian BionMargaret M. ParkerRoman JaeschkeKonrad ReinhartDerek C. AngusChristian Brun‐BuissonRichard BealeThierry CalandraJean-François DhainautHerwig GerlachMaurene A. HarveyJohn J. MariniJohn C. MarshallMarco RanieriGraham RamsayJonathan SevranskyBruce ThompsonSean R. TownsendJeffrey S. VenderJanice L. ZimmermanJean‐Louis Vincent

Abstract

There was strong agreement among a large cohort of international experts regarding many level 1 recommendations for the best current care of patients with severe sepsis. Evidenced-based recommendations regarding the acute management of sepsis and septic shock are the first step toward improved outcomes for this important group of critically ill patients.

Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentRespiratory Support and MechanismsHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicineSurviving Sepsis CampaignSepsisSeptic shockIntensive care medicineSevere sepsisAnesthesiologyDelphi methodResuscitationEmergency medicine

MeSH terms

Delphi TechniqueHumansInternational CooperationShock, SepticGuidelines as TopicSurvivorsSepsisEvidence-Based Medicine

Funding

  • Amgen
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Pfizer
  • AstraZeneca
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Edwards Lifesciences
  • Eisai
  • National Institutes of Health
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