Open AccessUpdate on Changing Terminologies in Sepsis
Author(s) -
Ashish Kumar Simalti,
Ranjit Ghuliani,
Bindu T Nair
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of nepal paediatric society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.13
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1990-7982
pISSN - 1990-7974
DOI - 10.3126/jnps.v36i2.14884
Subject(s) - sepsis , septic shock , medicine , intensive care medicine , shock (circulatory) , surviving sepsis campaign , task (project management) , task force , intensive care , severe sepsis , immunology , management , public administration , political science , economics
Definitions of sepsis and septic shock were last revised in 2001. Since then there have been considerable advances in our understanding of pathophysiology, management, and epidemiology of sepsis, suggesting the need for reexamination. The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the Society of Critical Care Medicine convened a task force in January 2014 with objective to evaluate and, as needed, update definitions for sepsis and septic shock. Recommendations of this task force were published recently as “The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)”. The aim of this article is to generate awareness and discussion regarding this new important development.