Pediatric sepsis: the infection unto death.
A significant percentage of pediatric patients admitted to an ICU have an infectious disease process. Many infants and children go on to develop sepsis, a major cause of death in the intensive care unit. Caring for these children presents a collaborative challenge because of the multifactorial etiology and the complicated pathophysiology. This article focuses on the specific implications of sepsis for infants and children.
Moloney-Harmon
Patricia A
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Children's Services, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2401 W. Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore MD 21215, USA. pmoloney@lifebridgehealth.org
D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000382:microbiology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000382:microbiology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000451:nursing; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology