Delayed Presentation and Mortality in Children With Sepsis in a Public Tertiary Care Hospital in Tanzania

Delayed Presentation and Mortality in Children With Sepsis in a Public Tertiary Care Hospital in Tanzania

Background: Over 40% of the global burden of sepsis occurs in children under 5 years of age, making pediatric sepsis the top cause of death for this age group. Prior studies have shown that outcomes in children with sepsis improve by minimizing the time between symptom onset and treatment. This is a...

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Main Authors: Audrey Marilyn Smith, Hendry R. Sawe, Michael A. Matthay, Brittany Lee Murray, Teri Reynolds, Teresa Bleakly Kortz
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Subjects:
pediatric sepsis
pediatric critical care
global health
pediatric emergency medicine
sub-Saharan Africa
health disparities
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a5b6b048b2b44fc0be3263f80214ed93
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