@article{23171, author = {Finfer Simon and Kissoon Niranjan and Reinhart Konrad and Daniels Ron and Schachter Raymond and Machado Machado}, title = {Sepsis in Children: Global Implications of the World Health Assembly Resolution on Sepsis.}, abstract = {
BACKGROUND: Sepsis, worldwide the leading cause of death in children, has now been recognized as the global health emergency it is. On May 26, 2017, the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, adopted a resolution proposed by the Global Sepsis Alliance to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and management of sepsis.
OBJECTIVE: To discuss the implications of this resolution for children worldwide.
CONCLUSIONS: The resolution highlights sepsis as a global threat and urges the 194 United Nations member states to take specific actions and implement appropriate measures to reduce its human and health economic burden. The resolution is a major step toward achieving the targets outlined by the Sustainable Developmental Goals for decreasing mortality in infants and children, but implementing it will require a concerted global effort.
}, year = {2017}, journal = {Pediatr Crit Care Med}, volume = {18}, pages = {e625-e627}, issn = {1529-7535}, doi = {10.1097/PCC.0000000000001340}, language = {eng}, }