International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock – JAMA/SCCM

At the 2024 Critical Care Congress in Phoenix, Arizona, USA – hosted by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) – the manuscript ‘International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock’ was presented. It was subsequently published in JAMA (free, open access).

The manuscript defines globally applicable new criteria for pediatric sepsis and septic shock, answering the question of how children with suspected infection at higher risk of mortality, indicative of sepsis, should be identified.

Sepsis remains a global health crisis, with at least 47 million cases every year and at least 11 million deaths – one death every 2.8 seconds. Among them are a disproportionately high number of children in poor areas – more than 40% of all cases are occurring in children under 5.

This post will be updated once more information becomes available.

Disclosures:

  • Luregn Schlapbach, the main author of the manuscript and pictured above, was previously a member of the Board of the Global Sepsis Alliance and serves on the Steering Committee of the European Sepsis Alliance

  • Daniela de Souza, a co-author of the manuscript, is a current member of the Board of the GSA

  • Niranjan ‘Tex’ Kisson, a co-author of the manuscript, is currently the President of the GSA

  • SCCM is a member organization of the GSA

Marvin Zick