Glucocorticosteroids for sepsis in children. A protocol for a systematic review

Sepsis is the primary diagnosis in more than 8% of all critically ill children and sepsis is among the ten leading causes of death in children <10 years. Glucocorticosteroids are currently recommended in septic children with fluid or catecholamine resistant refractory shock. Glucocorticosteroids are widely used for severe sepsis in paediatric intensive care units worldwide. However, the evidence on the clinical effects of glucocorticosteroids for sepsis in children is unclear.

• Publication year

  2019

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  Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

• Publication date

  2019-03-28

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/aas.13358PMID 30919946
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