Erin K Stenson, Natalie Z Cvijanovich, Nick Anas, Geoffrey L Allen, Neal J Thomas, Michael T Bigham, Scott L Weiss, Julie C Fitzgerald, Paul A Checchia, Keith Meyer, Michael Quasney, Mark Hall, Rainer Gedeit, Robert J Freishtat, Jeffrey Nowak, Shekhar S Raj, Shira Gertz, Jocelyn R Grunwell, Hector R Wong
OBJECTIVE: Hyperchloremia is associated with poor outcome among critically ill adults, but it is unknown if a similar association exists among critically ill children. We determined if hyperchloremia is associated with poor outcomes in children with septic shock. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of a pediatric septic shock database. SETTING: Twenty-nine PICUs in the United States. PATIENTS: Eight hundred ninety children 10 years and younger with septic shock...
February 2018: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine