The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock provide guidance on the care of hospitalized adult patients with (or at risk for) sepsis, based on systematic summary and assessment of relevant literature. This executive summary reviews the history, scope, methodology, and major recommendations of the guidelines, focusing on aspects that are new or different compared with the 2016 guidelines that were published in 2017. Full description of the guidelines process and recommendations are provided in the complete guidelines document.

脓毒症生存活动 (SSC) 脓毒症和脓毒性休克管理国际指南根据相关文献的系统总结和评估，为脓毒症住院成人患者（或有脓毒症风险）的护理提供指导。本执行摘要审查了指南的历史、范围、方法和主要建议，重点关注与2017年发布的2016年指南相比新的或不同的方面。完整指南文件中提供了指南过程和建议的完整描述。