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Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for children: the current version is 2026
The Society of Critical Care Medicine and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine published the 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for sepsis and septic shock in children on 23 March 2026.
Pediatric Surviving Sepsis guidelines 2026 at a glance
InternationalSCCM / ESICM
Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM); European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)
Last checked·Free full text (web page)
Current versionFree full text (web page)Official pageDOI 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003927PMID 41869844
Earlier versions
ReplacesSurviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children (2020)
Worth knowing
- The adult Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines 2026 were published on the same day. They are a separate document with a separate DOI; check which one a manuscript cites.
- The Phoenix criteria for pediatric sepsis and septic shock (JAMA, 2024) are diagnostic criteria from a separate task force, not part of these guidelines.
Official sources
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign pediatric guidelines page (SCCM) sccm.org
- SCCM guideline page sccm.org
- Full guideline, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2026;27(4):379–434 journals.lww.com
- Co-publication, Intensive Care Medicine 2026;52(5):937–983 (subscription) link.springer.com
- Executive summary, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine journals.lww.com
- Children’s quick guide (PDF, SCCM) sccm.org
- PubMed record pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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