Executive Summary: Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026

Scott L. Weiss, Mark J. Peters, Simon J. W. Oczkowski, Emilie Belley-Cote, Corinne Buysse, Karen L. M. Choong, Akash Deep, David P. Inwald, Heidi R. Flori, Martin C. J. Kneyber, Kusum Menon, Srinivas Murthy, Mark E. Nunnally, Margaret M. Parker, Luregn J. Schlapbach, Cláudio F. Oliveira, Lauren R. Sorce, Michael Agus, Andrew C. Argent, Fran Balamuth, Arun Bansal, Reinout A. Bem, Joe Brierley, Karen E. A. Burns, Erin F. Carlton, Enitan D. Carrol, Christopher L. Carroll, Michael J. Carter, Thomas W. Conlon, Robert Daniels, Daniele De Luca, Matteo Di Nardo, Karolijn Dulfer, Saul N. Faust, Jaime Fernandez-Sarmiento, Julie C. Fitzgerald, Mark Hall, Benson S. Hsu, Etienne Javouhey, Koen Joosten, Oliver Karam, Serena P. Kelly, Hans-Joerg Lang, Jan Hau Lee, Joris Lemson, Graeme MacLaren, Joseph C. Manning, Nilesh Mehta, Luc Morin, Brenda M. Morrow, Simon Nadel, Akira Nishisaki, Sandra Pong, Sainath Raman, Adrienne G. Randolph, Suchitra Ranjit, Samiran Ray, Kenneth E. Remy, Halden F. Scott, Anna C. Sick-Samuels, Daniela C. Souza, Tricia Swan, Shane M. Tibby, Frederic V. Valla, R. Scott Watson, Matthew O. Wiens, Joshua Wolf, Jerry J. Zimmerman, Pierre Tissieres, Niranjan Kissoon

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DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003928
Published: 2026-03-23
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@article{allodium:10.1097/pcc.0000000000003928,
title = {Executive Summary: Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026},
author = {Scott L. Weiss and Mark J. Peters and Simon J. W. Oczkowski and Emilie Belley-Cote and Corinne Buysse and Karen L. M. Choong and Akash Deep and David P. Inwald and Heidi R. Flori and Martin C. J. Kneyber and Kusum Menon and Srinivas Murthy and Mark E. Nunnally and Margaret M. Parker and Luregn J. Schlapbach and Cláudio F. Oliveira and Lauren R. Sorce and Michael Agus and Andrew C. Argent and Fran Balamuth and Arun Bansal and Reinout A. Bem and Joe Brierley and Karen E. A. Burns and Erin F. Carlton and Enitan D. Carrol and Christopher L. Carroll and Michael J. Carter and Thomas W. Conlon and Robert Daniels and Daniele De Luca and Matteo Di Nardo and Karolijn Dulfer and Saul N. Faust and Jaime Fernandez-Sarmiento and Julie C. Fitzgerald and Mark Hall and Benson S. Hsu and Etienne Javouhey and Koen Joosten and Oliver Karam and Serena P. Kelly and Hans-Joerg Lang and Jan Hau Lee and Joris Lemson and Graeme MacLaren and Joseph C. Manning and Nilesh Mehta and Luc Morin and Brenda M. Morrow and Simon Nadel and Akira Nishisaki and Sandra Pong and Sainath Raman and Adrienne G. Randolph and Suchitra Ranjit and Samiran Ray and Kenneth E. Remy and Halden F. Scott and Anna C. Sick-Samuels and Daniela C. Souza and Tricia Swan and Shane M. Tibby and Frederic V. Valla and R. Scott Watson and Matthew O. Wiens and Joshua Wolf and Jerry J. Zimmerman and Pierre Tissieres and Niranjan Kissoon},
year = {2026},
journal = {Pediatric Critical Care Medicine},
doi = {10.1097/pcc.0000000000003928},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/pcc.0000000000003928}
}

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AU  - Arun Bansal
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AU  - Joe Brierley
AU  - Karen E. A. Burns
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AU  - Enitan D. Carrol
AU  - Christopher L. Carroll
AU  - Michael J. Carter
AU  - Thomas W. Conlon
AU  - Robert Daniels
AU  - Daniele De Luca
AU  - Matteo Di Nardo
AU  - Karolijn Dulfer
AU  - Saul N. Faust
AU  - Jaime Fernandez-Sarmiento
AU  - Julie C. Fitzgerald
AU  - Mark Hall
AU  - Benson S. Hsu
AU  - Etienne Javouhey
AU  - Koen Joosten
AU  - Oliver Karam
AU  - Serena P. Kelly
AU  - Hans-Joerg Lang
AU  - Jan Hau Lee
AU  - Joris Lemson
AU  - Graeme MacLaren
AU  - Joseph C. Manning
AU  - Nilesh Mehta
AU  - Luc Morin
AU  - Brenda M. Morrow
AU  - Simon Nadel
AU  - Akira Nishisaki
AU  - Sandra Pong
AU  - Sainath Raman
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AU  - Suchitra Ranjit
AU  - Samiran Ray
AU  - Kenneth E. Remy
AU  - Halden F. Scott
AU  - Anna C. Sick-Samuels
AU  - Daniela C. Souza
AU  - Tricia Swan
AU  - Shane M. Tibby
AU  - Frederic V. Valla
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APA

Weiss, S. L., Peters, M. J., Oczkowski, S. J. W., Belley-Cote, E., Buysse, C., Choong, K. L. M., Deep, A., Inwald, D. P., Flori, H. R., Kneyber, M. C. J., Menon, K., Murthy, S., Nunnally, M. E., Parker, M. M., Schlapbach, L. J., Oliveira, C. F., Sorce, L. R., Agus, M., Argent, A. C., Balamuth, F., Bansal, A., Bem, R. A., Brierley, J., Burns, K. E. A., Carlton, E. F., Carrol, E. D., Carroll, C. L., Carter, M. J., Conlon, T. W., Daniels, R., Luca, D. D., Nardo, M. D., Dulfer, K., Faust, S. N., Fernandez-Sarmiento, J., Fitzgerald, J. C., Hall, M., Hsu, B. S., Javouhey, E., Joosten, K., Karam, O., Kelly, S. P., Lang, H., Lee, J. H., Lemson, J., MacLaren, G., Manning, J. C., Mehta, N., Morin, L., Morrow, B. M., Nadel, S., Nishisaki, A., Pong, S., Raman, S., Randolph, A. G., Ranjit, S., Ray, S., Remy, K. E., Scott, H. F., Sick-Samuels, A. C., Souza, D. C., Swan, T., Tibby, S. M., Valla, F. V., Watson, R. S., Wiens, M. O., Wolf, J., Zimmerman, J. J., Tissieres, P., & Kissoon, N. (2026). Executive Summary: Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/pcc.0000000000003928

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