Trends in the epidemiology of pediatric severe sepsis

• Published in: Pediatric critical care medicine Vol. 14; no. 7; p. 686
• Main Authors: Hartman, Mary E, Linde-Zwirble, Walter T, Angus, Derek C, Watson, R Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Distribution; Birth Weight; Child; Child, Preschool; Comorbidity; Continental Population Groups; Female; Hospital Costs; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Sepsis - epidemiology; Sepsis - microbiology; Sepsis - mortality; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; United States

In the past decade, guidelines have been developed for the early detection and management of severe sepsis in children and neonates. However, severe sepsis continues to be a significant U.S. healthcare problem, accounting for over 720,000 annual hospitalizations. Large-scale epidemiologic studies of...