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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedBalamuth F, Weiss SL, Neuman MI
Pediatric severe sepsis in U.S. children's hospitals.
The objective of this study was to compare epidemiological trends in the prevalence, resource utilization, and mortality of pediatric patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. The researchers found that the prevalence of severe sepsis/septic shock has increased in the studied U.S. children’s hospitals between 2004 and 2012, whereas resource utilization and mortality have decreased over that time period.
AHRQ-funded; HS021114
Citation: Balamuth F, Weiss SL, Neuman MI .
Pediatric severe sepsis in U.S. children's hospitals.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014 Nov;15(9):798-805. doi: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000225..
Keywords: Hospitals, Children/Adolescents, Critical Care