Klinische Pädiatrie
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Klinische Pädiatrie · Mar 2015
Multicenter StudySeptic shock in children in an urban area in Western Germany--outcome, risk factors for mortality and infection epidemiology.
Only sparse data exist about children with septic shock in Europe. The present study aimed to evaluate demographics, treatment, outcome and risk factors for mortality in Western Germany. ⋯ Mortality from pediatric septic shock in an urban area in Western Germany is high. Disease severity and treatment in a department with few cases were associated with increased mortality.