Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Early Sepsis Screening Tool at Triage in a Pediatric Emergency Department in Latin America
The sepsis screening tool evaluated demonstrated good performance in detecting sepsis in the PED. Circulatory alteration in the PAT, abnormal capillary refill, and presence of a critical risk factor were key sepsis predictors.
Authors
- Lourdes Samaniego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1769-3830)
- Viviana Pavlicich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5676-7492)
- Laura Patricia Morilla Sanabria
- Natalia Lopera Múnera
- Maria Chávez
- Mirta Mesquita
Institutions
- Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (PY)
- Universidad del Pacífico (PY)
- Hospital del Niño (PA)
- Universidad Privada del Este (PY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003399
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00