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Editorial
. 2018 Apr 13;22(1):92.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-018-2011-3.

Promoting and sustaining a historical and global effort to prevent sepsis: the 2018 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Romain Martischang  1 , Daniela Pires  1   2 , Sarah Masson-Roy  1   3 , Hiroki Saito  4 , Didier Pittet  5
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Editorial

Promoting and sustaining a historical and global effort to prevent sepsis: the 2018 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Romain Martischang et al. Crit Care. .

Abstract

Sepsis is estimated to affect more than 30 million patients with potentially five million deaths every year worldwide. Prevention of sepsis, as well as early recognition, diagnosis and treatment, can't be overlooked to mitigate this global public health threat. World Health Organization (WHO) promotes hand hygiene in health care through its annual global campaign, SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign on 5 May every year. The 2018 campaign targets sepsis with the overall theme "It's in your hands; prevent sepsis in health care".

Keywords: Alcohol-based handrub; Critical care; Cross-infection; Global health; Hand hygiene; Healthcare-associated infection; Infection prevention and control; Mobilization; Sepsis; Stakeholders; World Health Organization.

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“It’s in your hands; prevent sepsis in health care”. The 5 May 2018 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign slogan and main promotional image (2018 hashtags: #HandHygiene #Sepsis). Campaign participants are invited to submit photos/selfies of them holding a board with the slogan and hashtags at www.CleanHandsSaveLives.org
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