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Perspectives on aetiology, pathophysiology and management of shock in African children

Paediatric shock is still a common emergency of public health importance with an estimated 400,000–500,000 reported cases annually. Mortality due to paediatric shock has varied over the years. Data in 1980s show that mortality rates due to septic shock in children were over 50%; but by the end of th...

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Autores principales: Nteziyaremye, Julius, Paasi, George, Burgoine, Kathy, Sadiq Balyejjusa, Jaffer, Tegu, Crispus, Olupot-Olupot, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6246868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30505670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2017.10.002