@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 = {<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>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.</p><p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To discuss the implications of this resolution for children worldwide.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>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.</p>},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Pediatr Crit Care Med},
  volume = {18},
  pages = {e625-e627},
  issn = {1529-7535},
  doi = {10.1097/PCC.0000000000001340},
  language = {eng},
}