a joint initiative of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC)—a joint initiative of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)—has published two sets of guidelines for treating sepsis in adults and children, drawing on a significant body of new clinical evidence since the previous editions.

CytoSorbents (CTSO) announced upcoming CytoSorb data presentations at international cardiac surgery and critical care conferences in October 2026. The EACTS Annual Meeting runs October 7–10 in Barcelona, Spain; the ESICM Annual Congress runs October 10–14 in Lisbon, Portugal.Cardiac surgery presentations cover blood-thinner removal, postoperative vasoplegia and heart transplantation. Critical care presentations include liver support, hyperinflammation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, a form of external life support, and sepsis. Several presentations draw on the international, prospective COSMOS Registry, including an analysis of its first 200 patients with sepsis and septic shock.