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Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - Sepsis Clinical Care Standard
The Sepsis Clinical Care Standard ensures that a patient presenting with signs and symptoms of sepsis receives optimal care, from symptom onset through to discharge from hospital and survivorship care.
Sepsis Australia works with collaborating partners in the Australian Sepsis Network (ASN) to leverage, emulate and propagate best practices for sepsis.
The Australian Sepsis Grand Round (ASGR) is a free online event series dedicated to advancing best-practice sepsis care and fostering collaboration among healthcare professionals. Since its inception as the Victorian Sepsis Grand Round in 2021, ASGR has become a hub for knowledge exchange and professional development, uniting clinicians from Australia and worldwide.
Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA)
The GSA is made up of 7 regional sepsis alliances to work closer with local stakeholders, regional governments, and regional WHO offices, and to enact key performance indicators from the WHA Sepsis Resolution adopted by the WHO in May 2017.
Royal Children's Hospital - Paediatric sepsis
Guidelines for the assessment and management of children with sepsis, created by the Royal Children's Hospital.
Society of Critical Medicine- Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC)
The international Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) is a joint initiative of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), led by multidisciplinary international experts who are committed to reducing mortality and morbidity from sepsis and septic shock, which are leading causes of death worldwide.
These guidelines are available in PROMPT or click on the links below to access.
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Information about Standards:
September is World Sepsis Awareness month!
Stay tuned for exciting events happening across NH campuses. Don’t miss out on opportunities to learn, engage, and raise awareness about sepsis!
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Long, B., & Gottlieb, M. (2025). Emergency medicine updates: Management of sepsis and septic shock. The American journal of emergency medicine, 90, 179–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2025.01.054
Tang, F., Yuan, H., Li, X., & Qiao, L. (2024). Effect of delayed antibiotic use on mortality outcomes in patients with sepsis or septic shock: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International immunopharmacology, 129, 111616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111616
