Sepsis
Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject matter experts, informed by methodical review of available evidence and consensus among committee members.
Clinical Pathways:
- Sepsis: ED, Inpatient Algorithm
- Sepsis: PICU Algorithm
- Sepsis Clinical Pathway Synopsis (provides care standards employed for this clinical pathway)
Inclusion criteria and considerations:
- Inclusion:
- Infant or child with suspected sepsis, sepsis, or septic shock
- Considerations:
- For febrile (≥ 38 °C) full-term infants aged 8 to 60 days, refer to the Febrile Infant Clinical Pathway
Committee members involved in the development:
- Leslie Hueschen, MD | Hospital Sepsis Director & Emergency Department | Committee Chair
- Jay Rilinger, MD | Critical Care Medicine | Committee Member
- Josh Herigon, MD, MPH, MBI | Infectious Diseases | Committee Member
- Lauren Kirkpatrick, MD | Hospital Medicine | Committee Member
- Margaret Boyden, MD | Hematology/Oncology/BMT | Committee Member
- Priya Tiwari, MD | Neonatology | Committee Member
- Grace Arends, MD | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Committee Member
- Christopher Kaberline, MBA, RRT-NPS, CPHQ | Quality and Safety | Committee Member
- Jolene Palmer, MSN, RN, CPN | Quality and Safety | Committee Member
EBP Committee Members:
- Todd Glenski, MD, MSHA, FASA | Anesthesiology, Evidence Based Practice
- Kelli Ott, OTD, OTR/L | Evidence Based Practice
- Kori Hess, PharmD | Evidence Based Practice
Publication dates:
- Finalized date: 06/2023; modified 02/2024
- Next expected revision date: 06/2026
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These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use their judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the patient based on the circumstances existing at the time. It is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that may exist and to prepare a pathway for each. Accordingly, these pathways should guide care with the understanding that departures from them may be required at times.