History

• Separate from Campaign activities, a sepsis definitions conference was held in December 2001 to determine if new data existed to inform updates to criteria established in 1991.  Levy MM, Fink MP, Marshall JC, et al.  2001 SCCM/SCCP/ATS/SIS International Sepsis Definitions Conference. Crit Care Med. 2003 31(4):1250-6.
• Campaign formed by the Society of Critical Care Medicine, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, and the International Sepsis Forum. Launched at the ESICM Annual Meeting in Barcelona in fall 2002. Presentation of a plan to develop guidelines and promote sign-on to the "Barcelona Declaration."
• Steering committee formed with 3 representatives from each of the 3 societies.

January 2003

• Executive committee meeting held in Amsterdam to plan guidelines development process.

February 2003

• Survey of global public awareness of sepsis presented at SCCM’s 32nd Critical Care Congress in San Antonio, Texas.

• Representatives of 11 international societies convened to develop guidelines for the management of severe sepsis and septic shock.

March and April 2004

• Publication of edition one (1) of the guidelines in Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock​; Crit Care Med Vol 32 No. 3.

January 2004

• Steering Committee convened to determine direction of data collection activities.

September 2004

• Campaign presented to European clinicians at Mediterranean Critical Care School and international representatives gathered to begin development of bundles.
• Pocket guidelines and posters developed and distributed by SCCM in North America and ESICM in Europe.
• Development of data collection tool initiated.

• Supplement to Critical Care Medicine including background papers for all guidelines published.

February 2005

• Regional networks established to promote collaboration in data collection and performance improvement throughout US.

December 2005

• Implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, the manual for conducting the Campaign in local hospitals published.

January 2006

• Approximately 5000 copies of manual distributed in North America.
• Campaign session at SCCM’s 35th Critical Care Congress highlights data collection.
• Meeting of representatives from 28 countries held during SCCM Congress to begin development of the second edition of the
  Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines.

2008

• Second edition of Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines published in Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine. 
• Performance improvement efforts continue worldwide with data collection, educational programs, and Listserv collaboration.
• International Sepsis Forum leaves Campaign to avoid any misconceptions about industry involvement.
• Second Edition guidelines published, Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008; Crit Care Med 2008 Vol 36 No 1.​

2010

• Publication of results of 15,000 patient data set shows association of bundle compliance with 20% relative risk reduction.

2011

• Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation fund development of educational programming, research, and Campaign outreach.

2012

• Third edition of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines published along with revised bundless, Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012​; Crit Care Med Vol 41 No. 2.

Phase IV:  Reinvigoration of the Campaign

2013

• European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the Society of Critical Care Medicine announce a reinvigoration of the Campaign with the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Declaration at SCCM’s 42nd Critical Care Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Regulatory bodies in the United States adopt the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundles as mandated measures. 
• The Campaign prepares to incorporate new data as they are published into guidelines revisions.

2016

• European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the Society of Critical Care Medicine publish fourth edition, Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016, released at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
• Research Committee established to explore gaps in clinical research.
• Approval for a separate children's guideline stimulates new focus on newborns and children for campaign.
• ESICM and SCCM invited to a panel discussion at the WHO on sepsis in obstetrics.
• SSC launches app.

2017

• Surviving Sepsis Campaign appoints co-chairs of children's guideline to steering committee.
• ESICM and SCCM invited to serve on WHO panel in support of sepsis resolution.
• ESICM and SCCM join Global Sepsis Alliance.
• SCCM partners with Sepsis Alliance U.S. to produce a sepsis survivorship video​.
• SCCM and SSC partners consult with CDC on ​Get Ahead of Sepsis Campaign​