NIH R01 · 2024
SHIPSS: Stress Hydrocortisone In Pediatric Septic Shock
Stress Hydrocortisone In Pediatric Septic Shock (SHIPSS) Project Summary Sepsis represents the most common cause of childhood mortality worldwide. In the United States alone, 200 cases of pediatric sepsis are diagnosed each day, with an associated hospital mortality rate of 5-10% and health care expenditures now approaching $5 billion annually. Moreover, nearly 40% of children admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) for septic shock have not regained their baseline health-related quality of life one year following the sepsis event. During early resuscitation of the child with septic shock, in addition to antibiotics, volume replacement, and vasoactive-inotropic support, the most…
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