Open AccessRetrospective Analysis of the Initiation of Antibiotic Therapy In Severe Sepsis In Pediatric Patients
Author(s) -
Joseph M. LaRochelle,
Jill A. Morgan,
Kristine A. Parbuoni
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2331-348X
pISSN - 1551-6776
DOI - 10.5863/1551-6776-14.4.221
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , retrospective cohort study , antibiotics , septic shock , demographics , dosing , surviving sepsis campaign , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , pediatric intensive care unit , pediatrics , severe sepsis , demography , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The 2008 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines state that intravenous antibiotic therapy should be started within the first hour of recognition of septic shock. Currently, there are no published studies looking at antibiotic timing in pediatric sepsis patients.