Child sepsis behavior in “ Julio Aristegui” Hospital, in Cardenas

Authors

  • Yohel Chávez La Rosa Especialista de 1er Grado en Pediatría
  • Annia González Arencibia Especialista de 1er Grado en Pediatría

Keywords:

SEPSIS, NIÑO

Abstract

An applied descriptive-prospective study has been carried out regarding the behavior of children with the diagnosis of sepsis, hospitalized in “Julio M. Aristegui Villamil” General Hospital in Cárdenas during the period between september 2002 and octuber 2004. The sample included 79 patients and sepsis classification was performed according to bone stadium. Some variables were studied like age, risk factors, remission place and sepsis evolution. Bening forms of sepsis predominated, being those children under one year old the most affected ones and malnutrition and chronic diseases were the risk factors with highest incidence. The largest number of patients with sepsis diagnosis had arrived remitted from the emergency ward 98.7% of all cases were discharged alive.

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Published

2005-03-15

How to Cite

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Chávez La Rosa Y, González Arencibia A. Child sepsis behavior in “ Julio Aristegui” Hospital, in Cardenas. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2005 Mar. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 1];27(2):44-8. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/193

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Research article

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