Pediatric Learning Solutions Pediatric Sepsis

Sepsis remains the leading cause of pediatric death worldwide, with reported mortality ranging from 4% to 50%. In the United States, over 75,000 children are hospitalized with sepsis annually, with approximately 7,000 deaths attributed to sepsis each year. Significant life-long morbidity can result for survivors of pediatric sepsis. Health care teams can directly impact sepsis-related morbidity and mortality through early identification and treatment.

What You Will Learn

• Define sepsis and discuss causative factors.
• Recognize patients at risk for pediatric sepsis.
• Describe the clinical manifestations and diagnostic criteria in pediatric sepsis.
• Discuss treatment strategies as well as laboratory and diagnostic tests frequently used for pediatric sepsis.

Additional Information

Children's Hospital Association has made Continuing Education (CE) credit available for this activity. Please open the module and select Info for available certificate details.