[Clinical value of the sepsis bundles and modes of implementation]

The sepsis bundles comprise the most important steps that have to be made in the first 24 hours following the sepsis diagnosis. Being comprehensive and manageable, they can be implemented in every ICU and in every hospital, and wherever this happens, more patients suffering from severe sepsis or septic shock survive. The ideal mode of implementation has yet to be found. Education and both financial and human resources play an important role for success, and so does the strong wish for improvement among the individual doctor, and among all responsible individuals within an institution or a scientific society caring for critically ill patients.