Useful links
Here you will find important guidelines, programs, tools and organizations related to sepsis. The site provides orientation and facilitates access to knowledge, practical tools and international initiatives.
Sepsis guidelines
Here you will find important recommendations and information on how sepsis can be recognized early, treated effectively and the care of those affected improved.
Sepsis pathways and programs – Clinical instruments
These examples show how sepsis pathways and programs can be supported in practice. They range from early detection, clinical pathways and treatment standards to support after sepsis.
- The UK Sepsis Trust, Clinical Tools, 2022
- Children’s Health Queensland
- Paediatric sepsis
- Sepsis Clinical Care Standard | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- Sepsis | Clinical Excellence Queensland | Queensland Health
- Sepsis in neonates | Safer Care Victoria
- Post Sepsis Care Project | Clinical Excellence Queensland | Queensland Health
Guidelines and implementation of sepsis programs
These examples show how sepsis programs can be implemented in everyday clinical practice. Clear guidelines, clinical pathways and structured processes can help to detect sepsis earlier and treat it better.
Australia and USA
International campaigns to raise awareness of sepsis
International campaigns and information materials help to raise awareness of sepsis. They explain the warning signs, promote early detection and provide materials for public relations work.
Information materials
Sepsis societies and alliances
In Europe and worldwide, sepsis societies and alliances are committed to increasing the visibility of the topic. They promote education, networking and support and contribute to the further development of prevention, care and aftercare.
Europe
Worldwide
Organizations and medical societies
Swiss organizations and professional societies contribute in various ways to better quality, more knowledge and better care for sepsis. They provide data and analyses, promote prevention and contribute expertise from various medical fields.
Switzerland
- Federal Quality Commission
- Swiss Health Observatory – Sepsis
- National Center for Infection Prevention (Swissnoso)
- The Swiss Centre for Antibiotic Resistance (ANRESIS)
- Swiss Society for Intensive Care Medicine (SGI-SSMI-SSMI)
- IG Pediatrics and Neonatology – Swiss Society for Intensive Care Medicine (SGI-SSMI-SSMI)
- Swiss Society for Emergency and Rescue Medicine (SGNOR)
- Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases (SGINF)
International sepsis lecture
The International Sepsis Lecture regularly presents current research and new perspectives on sepsis. Each month, a leading researcher presents his or her work.
Video lecture on sepsis care and the healthcare system
In this 20-minute English-language video lecture for World Sepsis Day, Prof. Dr. Luregn Schlapbach talks about how better care for patients with sepsis can also strengthen the healthcare system.
Podcast from Inselspital Bern on the topic of sepsis (in German)
What exactly is sepsis – and why is it often recognized too late? In this episode, Christine Thurnheer, Deputy Head of Infectious Diseases at Inselspital Bern, talks about an underestimated medical emergency.
Aftershock Still aLive: Podcast all about sepsis (in German)
The podcast “Aftershock still aLIVE” with Heike Spreter Krick and Mariah McKimbrough tells personal stories of sepsis survivors, relatives and professionals. The focus is on experiences relating to sepsis, intensive care medicine, recovery and life afterwards.
Life after sepsis
The European Sepsis Alliance (ESA) guide “Life after sepsis” provides valuable information and support for sepsis survivors and their families. It explains the possible long-term consequences of sepsis, such as physical, emotional and cognitive challenges, and offers practical advice on recovery, rehabilitation and coping with post-sepsis syndrome. The guide is available in several languages and can be downloaded from the ESA website.
