Interpretation of the 2024 International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock
HUANG Han-wu
ZHAO Zhe
WANG Yi
LIANG Zhenhua
WANG Weikai
HONG Xiao-yang
Abstract：Sepsis is the main cause of death of children in pediatric intensive care unit,which seriously threatens the life and health of children,and septic shock is the stage of cardiovascular system damage of sepsis,which is its most serious manifestation.The standardized diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock is very important,and the lack of understanding of clinicians may delay the diagnosis and treatment,resulting in the continuous progression of the disease,multiple organ function injury and even death.In 2024,the Society of Critical Care Medicine(SCCM)Working Group on Definitions of Sepsis in Children issued a new Phoenix Sepsis Criteria for Sepsis and Septic Shock in children.There is potential to improve clinical care,epidemiological assessment and research of sepsis and septic shock in children around the world.The limitations of the current criteria for pediatric sepsis,the formulation and definition of a new Phoenix criteria for pediatric sepsis,the content of Phoenix criteria,the comparison between the new and the current criteria,the precautions and limitations of the new criteria are interpreted for clinical reference,in order to improve the standardized diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock of children by pediatricians.
Keywords：sepsis in childrenseptic shockthe phoenix criteriainternational consensusinterpretation
Publication Date：2024-06-06
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 409-416 )