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. 2025 Feb 1;26(2):e256-e261.
doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003662. Epub 2025 Feb 6.

The 2024 Phoenix Sepsis Score Criteria: Part 3, What About Using Stages of Sepsis in the Criteria?

Mark W Hall  1   2 , Rakesh Lodha  3 , Niranjan Kissoon  4 , Adrienne G Randolph  5   6 ; Society of Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce
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The 2024 Phoenix Sepsis Score Criteria: Part 3, What About Using Stages of Sepsis in the Criteria?

Mark W Hall et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Hall received funding from AbbVie, Kiadis, the American Board of Pediatrics, Partner Therapeutics, and Sobi. Dr. Randolph’s institution received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; she received funding from UpToDate, Inotrem, and Thermo Fisher; and she received support for article research from the NIH. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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