Early reversal of pediatric-neonatal septic shock by community physicians is associated with improved outcome

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 793-799

  Han, Yong Y ^a,b   Carcillo, Joseph A ^a,b   Dragotta, Michelle A ^b   Bills, Debra M ^b   Watson, R Scott ^a,b   Westerman, Mark E ^b   Orr, Richard A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid resuscitation; Hydrocortisone; Inotropes; Interfacility transport

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INOTROPIC THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STEROID THERAPY; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141924691     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.4.793     Document Type: Article

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