Triage Temperature and Timeliness of Sepsis Interventions in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Time to fluid bolus administration and time to antibiotic administration did not differ statistically by temperature from physiological onset of sepsis. Children presenting with hypothermia (≤ 36.0 °C) had worse outcomes.
Authors
- Alexandra Miller
- John M. Morrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2882-8849)
- Jamie L. Fierstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9616-7280)
- Elliot Melendez
- Racha T. Khalaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5010-8149)
- Diana Young
- McKenna Straus
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (US)
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.47379
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00