Novel criteria for defining pediatric sepsis criteria

The Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce was established by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) to assess, develop, and validate criteria for the identification of sepsis in children. The Phoenix Sepsis Score was launched at the 2024 SCCM Congress: read more here. 

Publications:

  1. Sanchez-Pinto LN, Del Pilar Arias López M, Scott H, Gibbons K, Moor M, Watson RS, Wiens MO, Schlapbach LJ, Bennett TD. Digital solutions in paediatric sepsis: current state, challenges, and opportunities to improve care around the world. Lancet Digit Health. 2024 Sep;6(9):e651-e661.
  2. Schlapbach LJ, Watson RS, Sorce LR, Argent AC, Menon K, Hall MW, et al. International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. JAMA. 2024 Feb 27;331(8):665-674. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.0179.
  3. Sanchez-Pinto LN, Bennett TD, DeWitt PE, Russell S, Rebull MN, Martin B, et al. Development and Validation of the Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock..JAMA. 2024 Feb 27;331(8):675-686. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.0196.
  4. Carrol ED, Ranjit S, Menon K, Bennett TD, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Zimmerman JJ, et al. Operationalizing Appropriate Sepsis Definitions in Children Worldwide: Considerations for the Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce.Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 Jun 1;24(6):e263-e271.
  5. Menon K, Sorce LR, Argent A, Bennett TD, Carrol ED, Kissoon N, et al. Reporting of Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Sepsis Studies. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 Apr 1;24(4):301-310.
  6. Morin L, Hall M, de Souza D, Guoping L, Jabornisky R, Shime N, et al. The Current and Future State of Pediatric Sepsis Definitions: An International Survey..Pediatrics. 2022 Jun 1;149(6):e2021052565.
  7. Menon K, Schlapbach LJ, Akech S, Argent A, Biban P, Carrol ED, Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce. Crit Care Med. 2022 Jan 1;50(1):21-36.
  8. Menon K, Schlapbach LJ, Akech S, Argent A, Chiotos K, Chisti MJ, et al. Pediatric Sepsis Definition-A Systematic Review Protocol by the Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce..Crit Care Explor. 2020 Jun 11;2(6):e0123. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000123

Project Details

Lead institution: Society for Critical Care Medicine
Status: Active/Ongoing
Theme(s): Diagnosis

Project Lead(s): Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce
Collaborators: Matthew Wiens, Niranjan 'Tex' Kissoon Luregn Schlapbach, Scott Watson, Andrew Argent, Lauren R. Sorce, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Fran Balamuth,, Tellen D. Bennett, Paolo Biban, Joe Carcillo, Enitan Carrol, Kathleen Chiotos, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Idris Evans, Lu Guoping, Mark W. Hall, , David Inwald, Paul Ishimine, Michael Levin, Rakesh Lodha, Kathryn Maitland, Simon Nadel, Satoshi Nakagawa, Claudio Flauzino Oliveira, Mark Peters, Adrienne G. Randolph, Suchitra Ranjit, Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, Scott Halden, Daniela Carla Souza, Paul Tissieres, Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, Scott L. Weiss, Wilson Milton Were, James L. Wynn, Jerry J. Zimmerman
Trainee(s): N/A

First Nations land acknowledegement

Action on Sepsis operates on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We invite everyone to reflect on the traditional territories and land that they currently work and live on.

Action on Sepsis Research Cluster

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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