Definitions, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Sepsis in Children

摘要: Septicemia is the most common cause of death in medical and surgical intensive care units (ICUs). Statistics including persons ≥ 1 year age indicate that incidence this disease has increased by 139% from 1979 to 1987 [1]. Morbidity mortality sepsis are increasing because we treating more severely ill patients at advanced stages [2, 3]. For children one four years age, septicemia represents 9th leading with an estimated annual rate 0.5/100,000 population; infants younger than associated higher peaking premature whom rates approach 50% [4].