Incidence of and mortality due to sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock in Italian Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A prospective national survey

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1690-1697

  Wolfler, Andrea ^a   Silvani, Paolo ^b   Musicco, Massimo ^c   Antonelli, Massimo ^d   Salvo, Ida ^a  

^a V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Comorbidities; Mortality; Pediatric intensive care unit; Sepsis; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; ITALY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 49749085867     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1148-y     Document Type: Article

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