Evidence · Review article
Clinical guideline highlights for the hospitalist: International consensus criteria for pediatric sepsis and septic shock.
Review articleSociety of Critical Care Medicine (Phoenix criteria)2024Full text
- Cardiovascular
- Infection and sepsis
- Medical
- Nursing
- Sepsis
- Shock
Summary
A hospitalist-focused summary of the 2024 international consensus criteria for paediatric sepsis and septic shock developed by the Society of Critical Care Medicine, superseding the 2005 consensus definitions. It applies to children with suspected infection and organ dysfunction, using a score-based approach to identify sepsis and septic shock. Relevant to PICU teams for recognition, triage and escalation of children with suspected sepsis.
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