WELCOME TO THE SURVIVING SEPSIS CAMPAIGN WEBSITE    

                                                   WHAT'S NEW?

Introduction
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign, an initiative of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), the International Sepsis Forum (ISF), and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, was developed to improve the management, diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis. ISF has officially withdrawn from the SSC however, ESICM and SCCM continue to collaborate maintaining this website and the database so that all associated materials remain as resources. This global effort to reduce death from sepsis is unprecedented. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement worked with campaign leadership to lend expertise in reinforcing the campaign as a quality improvement initiative.

Aim
The SSC aimed to reduce mortality from sepsis via a multi-point strategy, primarily:

• Building awareness of sepsis
• Improving diagnosis
• Increasing the use of appropriate treatment
• Educating healthcare professionals
• Improving post-ICU care
• Developing guidelines of care
• Facilitating data collection for the purposes of audit and feedback

Current Status of Campaign
In collaboration with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) leadership, the 2008 Guidelines are being revised to incorporate recently published evidence. Revision of the existing treatment bundles will follow in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Other new features of the Campaign, along with continuing to widen the number of hospitals that apply the SSC principles, will include research to address additional high priority questions related to the identification and treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock. This website will remain an active resource with new information as it becomes available. Ongoing support for hospitals implementing the Campaign in the US is available through SCCM’s Paragon Program.

How to Connect with Colleagues
Worldwide, a community of colleagues is available by using the campaign list serve. Click on the "Join the Community" tab on this homepage or here to subscribe or unsubscribe to the list serve at any time. The SSC database can be directly downloaded from this site by clicking on the manual/database tab. Please note that complete instructions have been provided for installation and use of the database including how to print reports and what to do when installing the system on a network. Those instructions should be read in full before attempting to install the database. Note password retention is the responsibility of the user. Very limited support for the database is available by sending an email to info@survivingsepsis.org. The central repository is on hold at this time.