Sepsis

Sepsis is the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals. The risk of mortality increases almost 8% for every hour that care is delayed. 80% of sepsis deaths could have been avoided with more rapid recognition and treatment.

Educational Resources

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

• Munson Healthcare | Munson Sepsis Initiative Update: The New Surviving Sepsis Guidelines
• End Sepsis Forum | National Forum on Sepsis | Sept. 12, 2024 (available for viewing after the event)
• Medscape | Pneumonia and Sepsis in Critical Care: Navigating a Complex Patient Diagnostic Workup
• MD Anderson | World Sepsis Day Hybrid Conference 2024 | Sept. 12, 2024 (available for viewing after the event)
• Medscape | SPOTLIGHT: Critical Care Updates 2021: The Latest Advances in Diagnosing Sepsis and Pneumonia
• Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety | Understanding and Improving Long-term Outcomes After Sepsis and COVID-19
• PPAHS | World Sepsis Spotlight 2024

• SCCM | Podcast SCCM Pod-450 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Long-Term Goals of Care

• Sepsis Alliance | Advancements in Pediatric Sepsis Diagnosis: Introducing the Phoenix Sepsis Score

• Sepsis Alliance Institute | Sepsis Alliance Summit 2024

• Sepsis Alliance Institute | Opportunities for Intervention in the Week Preceding a Sepsis Hospitalization

• VITAS Healthcare | Sepsis and Post-Sepsis Syndrome Webinar (Sept. 11, 2024)

Clinical Journal Articles

Provider Resources

• Munson Healthcare | Print and post with the signs and clinical criteria for sepsis
• Munson Healthcare | Sepsis Bolus - Ideal Body Weight, Reduced Volume 
• Munson Healthcare | Sepsis Provider Quick Reference | reference for the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines and Sepsis Bundle Treatment Guidelines. 
• Munson Healthcare | Sepsis Advisor Summary 2023 | quick reference guide to the Sepsis Advisor, the order set providers use to order the sepsis bundle components. 
• Munson Healthcare | Sepsis/Septic Shock Algorithm
• Pub Med | Frequency and Types of Healthcare Encounters in the Week Preceding a Sepsis Hospitalization: A Systematic Review
• Sepsis Alliance | Pediatric Sepsis Week
• Sepsis Alliance | Post-Sepsis Syndrome
• Sepsis Alliance | Post-Sepsis Syndrome: Recognition and Management Webinar
• Sepsis Alliance | Zone Sheet: Know the Signs of Infection to Help Prevent Sepsis

Patient Resource

• Munson Connection Blog: Stay Ahead of Sepsis