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This Viewpoint describes the history of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC), the rationale for and results of the January 2017 fourth revision to the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines, and future directions for the SSC.
Backer et al. (2017) studied this question. The January 2017 fourth revision of the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines details the history, rationale, and future directions of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.