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Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children, with early recognition and treatment impacting long-term health outcomes. While studies show screening interventions embedded in electronic health… Click to show full abstract
Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children, with early recognition and treatment impacting long-term health outcomes. While studies show screening interventions embedded in electronic health records can improve outcomes, evaluating such interventions is challenged by the lack of a universal reference standard of pediatric sepsis. Objective: Evaluate the test characteristics of an electronic sepsis screening algorithm (Figure 1) implemented in a pediatric emergency department (PED) using two reference standards for defining pediatric sepsis Design/Methods: Evaluation of a high-risk pediatric cohort treated in a PED, March-November …
Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2021
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