The PubMed record documents a Lancet Commission article titled “The Lancet Commission on Sepsis: transforming sepsis care and outcomes.” The citation is Lancet. 2026 Oct 10;408(10563):1406-1408, with electronic publication dated 22 April 2026. The entry includes the PubMed identifier PMID 42034118 and the digital object identifier DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00648-3.
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The PubMed entry lists the authors of the Commission paper. Named contributors include Manu Shankar-Hari, Damien Ming, Marc Mendelson, Priscilla Rupali, Neill K J Adhikari, Otavio Ranzani, Adrienne Randolph, Emma Davenport, Tom van der Poll, Luis Ferreira Moita, Abi Beane, Francois Lamontagne, Arthur Kwizera, Alison Holmes, and Janet Diaz.
Manu Shankar-Hari is identified with an email contact and is associated with the Centre for Critical Illness Research, Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King’s College London.
The author group represents multiple institutions and countries. The affiliations recorded in the PubMed entry include:
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The PubMed entry includes a conflict-of-interest statement naming specific disclosures for several authors. Highlights provided in the record include:
MS-H (Manu Shankar-Hari) reports an NIHR Clinician Scientist Award and multiple research funding sources, participation in the MRC/NIHR EME Programme, chairing an EME-NIHR committee, activity with the International Sepsis Forum, and that advisory payments went to institutional funds or the International Sepsis Forum.
DM (Damien Ming) reports research grants from LifeArc and NIHR.
NKJA (Neill K J Adhikari) reports grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research with payments to their institution.
OR (Otavio Ranzani) is funded by the Ramón y Cajal Programme awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
AR (Adrienne Randolph) reports grants from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH NIAID, royalties from UpToDate, consulting fees from Inotrem, honoraria from ThermoFisher, participation on Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs) for REMAP-CAP and Prevent VILI trials, and membership roles in the International Sepsis Forum and Families Fighting Flu medical advisory board.
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