Specialist hospital study shows that septic shock and drowsiness predict mortality in children under five with diarrhoea

Aim To evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcome in children hospitalised with diarrhoea, comparing those developed septic shock with those who did not. Methods We carried out a retrospective chart review on children aged 0–59 months admitted to the Dhaka Hospital, International Centre for D...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica 2014-07, Vol.103 (7), p.e306-e311
Main Authors: Sarmin, Monira, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Bardhan, Pradip K., Chisti, Mohammod J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bangladesh
Bangladesh - epidemiology
Child, Preschool
Children
Diarrhea - complications
Diarrhea - mortality
Diarrhoea
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Septic shock
Severe sepsis
Shock, Septic - etiology
Shock, Septic - mortality
Sleep Stages
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Summary:Aim To evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcome in children hospitalised with diarrhoea, comparing those developed septic shock with those who did not. Methods We carried out a retrospective chart review on children aged 0–59 months admitted to the Dhaka Hospital, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, with diarrhoea between October 2010 and September 2011. They were included if they had severe sepsis defined as tachycardia plus hyperthermia or hypothermia or an abnormal white blood cell count plus poor peripheral perfusion in absence of dehydration. Patients unresponsive to fluid and boluses, who required inotropes, were categorised as having septic shock (n = 88). The controls were those without septic shock (n = 116). Results Death was significantly higher among the children with septic shock (67%) than the controls (14%) (p 
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/apa.12640