PURPOSE: Disparities in healthcare related to socioeconomic differences have been well documented in adult medicine, but are less characterized in the pediatric population. Each year, more than 75,000 children are… Click to show full abstract
PURPOSE: Disparities in healthcare related to socioeconomic differences have been well documented in adult medicine, but are less characterized in the pediatric population. Each year, more than 75,000 children are treated for sepsis in the United States, with up to 20% resulting in death. We performed this study to test the hypothesis that socioeconomic status is associated with the risk of mortality among children treated for sepsis in pediatric …
               
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