Clinical Information
Surveillance and Epidemiology
Tools
- Hospital Toolkit for Adult Sepsis Surveillancepdf icon [PDF – 32 pages]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
August 2018
Presentations and Media Interviews
- A Matter of Life and Death: How States Are Tackling Sepsis as Public Policyexternal icon
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Public Health Review podcast
November 25, 2019 - Hospital Toolkit for Adult Sepsis Surveillance Webinar
Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Quality Summit
September 25, 2018
Publications
- Association Between Implementation of the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Early Management Bundle Performance Measure and Outcomes in Patients With Suspected Sepsis in US Hospitalsexternal icon
JAMA Network Open
December 20, 2021 - SEP-1—Taking the Measure of a Measureexternal icon
JAMA Network Open
December 20, 2021 - Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Trends of Patients With Sepsis and Opioid-Related Hospitalizations in U.S. Hospitalsexternal icon
Critical Care Medicine
December 1, 2021 - Characteristics and Outcomes of Clinic Visits Immediately Preceding Sepsis Hospitalizationexternal icon
American Journal of Critical Care
March 1, 2021 - Surveillance Strategies for Tracking Sepsis Incidence and Outcomesexternal icon
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
July 21, 2020 - Assessment of Health Care Exposures and Outcomes in Adult Patients With Sepsis and Septic Shockexternal icon
JAMA Network Open
July 7, 2020 - Sepsis Among Medicare Beneficiaries: 1. The Burdens of Sepsis, 2012–2018*external icon
Critical Care Medicine
March 2020 - A National Approach to Pediatric Sepsis Surveillanceexternal icon
Pediatrics
December 2019 - Epidemiology of Hospital-Onset Versus Community-Onset Sepsis in U.S. Hospitals and Association With Mortality: A Retrospective Analysis Using Electronic Clinical Dataexternal icon
Critical Care Medicine
May 24, 2019 - Variation in Identifying Sepsis and Organ Dysfunction Using Administrative Versus Electronic Clinical Data and Impact on Hospital Outcome Comparisonsexternal icon
Critical Care Medicine
April 2019 - Using Objective Clinical Data to Track Progress on Preventing and Treating Sepsis — CDC’s New ‘Adult Sepsis Event’ Surveillance Strategy external icon
BMJ Quality & Safety
April 2019 - Assessing Variability in Hospital-Level Mortality Among U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries With Hospitalizations for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shockexternal icon
Critical Care Medicine
November 2018 - Combined Biomarkers Predict Acute Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With Suspected Sepsisexternal icon
Critical Care Medicine
July 2018 - Variability in Determining Sepsis Time Zero and Bundle Compliance Rates for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services SEP-1 Measureexternal icon
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
June 22, 2018 - Healthcare utilization and Infection in the week prior to sepsis hospitalizationexternal icon
Critical Care Medicine
April 2018 - Risk of Subsequent Sepsis Within 90 Days After a Hospital Stay by Type of Antibiotic Exposure.external icon
Clinical Infectious Diseases
March 10, 2018 - Enhancing Recovery from Sepsis: A Reviewexternal icon
JAMA
January 2, 2018 - Incidence and Trends of Sepsis in US Hospitals Using Clinical vs Claims Data, 2009-2014 external icon
JAMA
October 3, 2017 - Management of Sepsis and Septic Shockexternal icon
JAMA
February 28, 2017 - Varying Estimates of Sepsis Mortality Using Death Certificates and Administrative Codes — United States, 1999–2014external icon
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
April 8, 2016
Prevention
Education
- The Sepsis Alliance Instituteexternal icon
Sepsis Alliance - Surviving Sepsis Campaignexternal icon
Society of Critical Care Medicine - Sepsis Standard Work: Improving Compliance with Early Recognition and Management of Perinatal Sepsis [Video – 1:04]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June 8, 2017 - Your Guide to Infection Control and Prevention: A Webinar Series: Sepsis Standard Work: Improving Compliance with Early Recognition and Management of Perinatal Sepsis pdf icon[PDF – 78 KB]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
May 17, 2017 - Harnessing the Home Care System for Early Sepsis Recognition & Intervention – Part Imedia iconexternal icon
Harnessing the Home Care System for Early Sepsis Recognition & Intervention – Part 2media iconexternal icon
Harnessing the Home Care System for Early Sepsis Recognition & Intervention – Part 3media iconexternal icon
Harnessing the Home Care System for Early Sepsis Recognition & Intervention – Part 4 media iconexternal icon
Quality Improvement Organizations
October 20, 2016–February 9, 2017
- Empowering Nurses for Early Sepsis Recognition [Video-1:01:40]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
October 25, 2016 - Advances in Sepsis: Protecting Patients Throughout the Lifespan [Video-58:47]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
October 25, 2016 - Think Sepsis and Act Fast [Video-4:17]external icon
Medscape CDC Expert Commentary
September 26, 2016 - Making Health Care Safer. Think Sepsis. Time Matters. pdf icon[PDF – 4 pages]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vital Signs
August 2016
Presentations and Media Interviews
- EMS: The Link Between Disaster Medicine and Sepsisexternal icon
Journal of Emergency Medical Services
December 9, 2021 - Government Funding for Sepsis Research [Video-2:01:54]
University of Illinois Interdisciplinary Sepsis & COVID-19 Symposium
September 28, 2020
Publications
- Combatting Sepsis: A Public Health Perspective external icon
Clinical Infectious Diseases
May 29, 2018 - Vital Signs: Epidemiology of Sepsis: Prevalence of Health Care Factors and Opportunities for Prevention
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
August 26, 2016
Treatment
Tools
- Sepsis Early Recognition and Treatmentexternal icon
American College of Emergency Physicians
Publications
- Toward a More Nuanced Approach to the Early Administration of Intravenous Fluids in Patients With Sepsis.external icon
JAMA Network Open
December 7, 2018 - Current Sepsis Mandates Are Overly Prescriptive, and Some Aspects May Be Harmful.external icon
Critical Care Medicine
December 4, 2018
Clinical Guidelines
Children
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Childrenexternal icon
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
February 2020 - Guidelines and Bundles for Pediatric Patientsexternal icon
Society of Critical Care Medicine
2020 - Sepsis Quality & Patient Safety Programexternal icon
Children’s Hospital Association
Adults
- International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2021external icon
Society of Critical Care Medicine
2021
Page last reviewed: January 4, 2022