The 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines: Pearls to Take Back Home

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines were created to help guide the management of patients with sepsis across the globe. This session addressed how the sepsis guidelines can be implemented in your home institution with a focus on the updated 2021 SSC adult sepsis guidelines. Leading experts discussed the newest recommendations. This was an interactive lecture in which the moderator and audience asked the expert panel questions related to sepsis guidelines pertaining to special populations. The session began with a review of recent changes made and speakers addressed their own top recommendations for implementation into practice. This 2022 Congress session addressed updates from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. Learn more at sccm.org/survivingsepsis. Learning Objectives: Examine current sepsis guidelines and discuss specific tips for implementation Identify how sepsis guidelines impact nursing care Apply the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines to patient care Current Sepsis Guidelines Mitchell M. Levy, MD, MCCM, Brown University School of Medicine SSC Guideline Implementation: Nursing Perspective Christa Schorr, DNP, MSN, RN, FCCM, Cooper Hospital University Medical Center SCC Guideline Implementation: Pharmacist Perspective Marilyn Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy SSC Guideline Implementation: Physician Perspective Hallie C. Prescott, MD, MSc, FACP, University of Michigan