Prevalence and Management of Septic Shock among Children Admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Longitudinal Survey

• Main Authors: Varsha Vekaria-Hirani (Author), Rashmi Kumar (Author), Rachel N. Musoke (Author), Ezekiel M. Wafula (Author), Idris N. Chipkophe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Paediatric septic shock is a subset of sepsis associated with high mortality. Implementing the existing international Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines 2012 (SSCG) have contributed to reduction of mortality in many places but these have not been adopted in our setting. The current stu...