title: Sepsis guidelines: Clinical practice implications.
abstract: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2012 Guidelines offer recommendations for the care of severely septic patients. These guidelines are appraised and summarized briefly in this article, and a case example illustrates the integration process. These guidelines are important for multidisciplinary team members working together toward the common goal of reducing sepsis mortality.
authors.affiliation: Karen D. Lehman is a student at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kan. Kellie Thiessen is an assistant professor at Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba, College of Nursing, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
authors.forename: Karen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lehman
authors.forename: Kellie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thiessen
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018805:Sepsis / Q000451:nursing*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000451:nursing