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2336300

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-14
pubmed:abstractText
In a retrospective analysis of 2110 admissions to the pediatric intensive care unit, 564 cases of septic shock were identified (26.7% of the total admissions). Septic shock was defined in patients with: (1) clinical evidence of sepsis; (2) fever (greater than 38.3 degrees C) or hypothermia (less than 35.6 degrees C); (3) tachycardia; (4) tachypnea; and (5) inadequate organ perfusion. Inadequate perfusion was defined as hypotension or evidence of peripheral hypoperfusion (poor capillary refill or cyanosis with hypoxemia, oliguria, acidosis or altered mentation). Inotropic support was required to maintain an adequate blood pressure and perfusion in 268 of 564 patients (47.5%). Septic shock with confirmed bacterial infection occurred in 143 patients (143 of 564, 25.2%); these cases were caused by Haemophilus influenzae, type b (59 of 143, 41.3%), Neisseria meningitidis (26 of 143, 18.2%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (16 of 143, 11.2%). Eight of 564 (1.4%) cases of septic shock were not clinically apparent on initial evaluation and were diagnosed within 24 hours after admission to the hospital. We conclude that septic shock occurs more frequently in children than previously appreciated and may develop after admission to the hospital.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0891-3668
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
196-200
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Septic shock in children: bacterial etiologies and temporal relationships.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article