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Sepsis Definitions

Surviving Sepsis Campaign and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Detailed definitions of and parameters for "sepsis" (including general and inflammatory variables) and "severe sepsis" (including organ dysfunction, tissue perfusion, and hemodynamic variables).

Background
This tool was developed to provide teams with a concise reference for some of the parameters used in the definitions of sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. The parameters are derived from the guidelines published by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.

Directions

Download the tool and use it as a reference.

[NOTE: A Chinese translation of this tool is also available.]



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