Abstract

VALVERDE TORRES, Yaquelín. Epidemiological, pathophysiological and clinical fundamentals of sepsis in children. MEDISAN [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.8, pp.1156-1165. ISSN 1029-3019.

Despite the numerous researches on sepsis, the high morbidity and mortality because of it reveal a lack of knowledge about it, which prevents in many cases timely identification of its clinical manifestations and threatens the survival of hospitalized children; reason why it should be increased and updated the volume of information that the people in charge of health care for children admitted to pediatric health institutions have. With this purpose the results of medical discussions on international consensus conferences were reviewed, where important epidemiological, pathophysiological and clinical aspects related to the subject were discussed, always with the aim of reducing the incidence of this risk factor.

Keywords : child; sepsis; risk factor; children hospital.

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