Objective In 1991, the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the Society of
Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) convened a “Consensus Conference,” the goals of which�…

Abstract Objective The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC or “the Campaign”) developed
guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock. A performance improvement�…

Objective In 2003, critical care and infectious disease experts representing 11 international
organizations developed management guidelines for severe sepsis and septic shock that�…

We report an improved draft nucleotide sequence of the 2.3-gigabase genome of maize, an
important crop plant and model for biological research. Over 32,000 genes were predicted�…

Objective To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management
of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012”. Design A consensus committee of 55 international�…

Background In 2013, New York began requiring hospitals to follow protocols for the early
identification and treatment of sepsis. However, there is controversy about whether more�…

Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection (1). Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, impacting millions of�…

Objective: To provide an update to the original Surviving Sepsis Campaign clinical
management guidelines,“Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Severe�…

Objective: To provide an update to the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for
Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock,” last published in 2008. Design: A�…

Importance Definitions of sepsis and septic shock were last revised in 2001. Considerable
advances have since been made into the pathobiology (changes in organ function�…