Pediatric Sepsis Program
The Pediatric Sepsis Program (PSP) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is committed to the prevention, early recognition, treatment and follow-up for infants, children and adolescents with sepsis, a life-threatening response to an infection that causes organ failure.
The PSP does not provide direct consultation services for inpatients with sepsis during the acute hospital stay. Instead, it supports care teams at CHOP though education, quality improvement initiatives and electronic health tools. The PSP also provides:
- Education to patients with sepsis as they recover and their families
- Telephone check-ins and health assessments after discharge
Our goal is to identify any new health issues that arise after sepsis and to assist families in addressing these issues with their long-term outpatient care teams.
How we serve you
Our Pediatric Sepsis Program team established the Sepsis Survivorship Program to screen patients for potential long-term problems related to sepsis and help families get assistance when needed. Challenges may include issues with attention, managing emotions, schoolwork and physical activities.
Explaining sepsis
Our program is focused solely on treating sepsis, a life-threatening infection that causes organ failure and requires immediate care. Children with sepsis often require emergency treatment, and admission to a pediatric intensive care unit.
Meet your team
The Pediatric Sepsis Program is led by a multidisciplinary team of leaders in early recognition, treatment and follow-up care for children with sepsis. Our team partners with specialists across CHOP to support children during treatment.
Our sepsis research
Physicians and researchers from the Pediatric Sepsis Program are regular contributors to clinical publications and frequent speakers at national conferences.
Pediatric Sepsis Program resources
Caring for a child with any illness or injury can be overwhelming. We have gathered resources to help you find answers to your questions and feel confident with the care you are providing your child.
Patient stories
Resources for professionals
Everything you need to support your patient’s health, created and updated by our CHOP community of experts.
Disclaimer
Pediatric Sepsis Program Survivorship services are available to all CHOP patients and families; however, we cannot provide those services for non-CHOP patients at this time.
For urgent medical matters, please call 911 or your local emergency services provider.
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