title: Meningococcemia: recognizing and reducing complications in pediatric patients.
abstract: Meningococcemia is a true infectious emergency that requires tremendous skill and collaboration among health-care professionals to reduce the high morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. Complications and sequelae may effect virtually every body system with meningococcal disease. The critical care nurse plays a crucial role in preventing and recognizing complications to reduce serious consequences, including respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis, cardiovascular collapse, coagulopathies, major skin loss, and limb amputations.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carno
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records