Sepsis is a serious condition that can become life-threatening if not treated quickly. It happens when the body reacts to an ...

Objectives: In the past decade, guidelines have been developed ... and resource use for pediatric severe sepsis have changed over time. Conclusions: Between 1995 and 2005, the prevalence of ...

Among over 25,000 encounters, the Phoenix criteria generally outperformed the 2005 International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus ... based on existing management guidelines (including fluid, ventilator ...

Unlike previous pediatric sepsis reviews, the 1- to 4-year-old age group represented the largest proportion of our cohort (24.8%). This analysis focused on PICU patients with PSS, excluding ...

Results: The RALIS algorithm identified 1255 of the 1549 normal days and 238 of the 246 days with sepsis. It had a false negative rate of 3% and a false positive rate of 19%. p-value in a chi ...