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Burden of Paediatric Sepsis in a Tertiary Centre from a Developing Country

Issue:

Vol 67, Issue 2: 2018

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2017.040

Pages:

137-42

Synopsis:

This study estimated the case fatality rate of doctor diagnosed pediatric sepsis using administrative data. There was a high (13%) overall case fatality rate from doctor diagnosed pediatric sepsis during the five-year period studied.

ABSTRACT

Background: Sepsis causes significant pediatric morbidity and mortality in developing countries. This audit describes the outcome of pediatric sepsis in the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Jamaica using administrative data from hospital records during 2010 to 2014.

Received:

07 Feb, 2017

Revised:

04 Jun, 2018

Accepted:

21 Mar, 2017

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