This article was originally published in the Spring 2020 Issue of Critical Connections. 

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SCC) in February released its first guidelines for pediatric patients with sepsis, marking a new milestone in the initiative’s mission to improve sepsis care and save lives.

More than 1.2 million children develop sepsis globally every year, including more than 75,000 in the United States. Nearly 7,000 American children die of sepsis annually, making it more deadly than pediatric cancer.

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