• Fangnan Xie, Li Wang, Long Chen, Shuanling Li, Qiulong Shen, Xianling Li, Tingting Liu, Yongwei Chen, and Dayong Wang.
• From the Departments of Emergency Surgery.
• Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 Jul 1; 39 (7): 511515511-515.

ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics of septic shock in pediatric patients caused by acute appendicitis.MethodsThis case series included patients with septic shock caused by acute appendicitis in Beijing Children's Hospital between January 2015 and December 2020.ResultsSix patients with septic shock caused by acute appendicitis were enrolled. One patient was an infant with extremely low weight; 2 patients were obese. The diagnosis was delayed in 4 patients (the time from onset to diagnosis was 5 days in 3 children and 4 days in 1 child). All patients had abnormally raised inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein 119.17 ± 48.36 mg/L, procalcitonin 129.95 ± 86.09 ng/mL). Severe abdominal infection was found in all patients. There was appendix perforation in 4 patients and diffused peritonitis in 3 patients. Two patients had metabolic diseases (Wilson disease and decreased biotinase activity, respectively). Five patients had an appendectomy and 1 patient received conservative treatment. Five patients were discharged in stable condition, while 1 patient died.ConclusionsChildren with delayed diagnosis, abnormal body weight, significant elevation in inflammatory markers, and underlying metabolic disease may be at greater risk of complicated appendicitis and septic shock.Evidencebased MedicineLevel of Evidence: IV.Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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