Risk factors in patients with sepsis admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Servicio Desconcentrado Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Agustin Zubillaga
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Sepsis, risk factors, pediatric age, intensive care unitAbstract
To determine the risk factors of patients with sepsis admitted to the Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos of the Servicio Desconcentrado Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Agustín Zubillaga during November 2016 - February 2017 a descriptive transversal study was carried out with 24 patients with sepsis most of which were lower infants (66.6%), with a slight prevalence of male sex (62.5%). Nutritional status of patients was normal in 45.8% of cases; however, chronic malnutrition was seen in 25% of patients. 20.8% of patients had an associated disease such as congenital cardiopathy, chronic renal disease and vascular brain malformations. Hospital stay was greater than 7 days in 83.3% of patients. In most cases, pediatric patients were subjected to invasive procedures (95.8%). The results allowed us to obtain real information of the risk factors that affect the development of sepsis in the pediatric age.
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