Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva
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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva · Jul 2015
Etiology and prognostic factors of sepsis among children and adolescents admitted to the intensive care unit.
To determine the etiology and clinical disease progression variables of sepsis associated with the prognosis of patients admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit. ⋯ Gram-negative bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus predominated in the etiology of sepsis among children and adolescents admitted to an intensive care unit. The severity of sepsis and the presence of altered peripheral perfusion on admission were associated with complications. Moreover, the presence of complications was a factor associated with death.