Abstract:Objectives: To evaluate the risk factors and mortality associated with septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), and to examine associations with unfavorable outcomes among pediatric patients from the Brazilian Amazon. Design: A matched nested case-control, observational, single-center study was conducted between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2019. Patients: All children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with sepsis, as defined in the inclusion criteria, were include… Show more
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