title: Emergency care in pediatric septic shock.
abstract: Septic shock causes more deaths in children than cancer. However, studies have shown that mortality can be significantly reduced by adhering to the American College of Critical Care Medicine/Pediatric Advanced Life Support guidelines. This article reviews the definitions, pathophysiology, and emergency management of children with septic shock, including the controversial role of steroids.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. stefan@alumni.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Stefan P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Maar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy*