Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Underdiagnosis in clinical documentation of community-acquired sepsis among children admitted to hospitals in two rural provinces: Thailand, October–December 2017 |
| Authors: |
Philip Mock, Somsak Thamthitiwat, Rewa Choudhary, Peeriya Watakulsin, Pitiphon Promduangsi, Nuttagarn Chuenchom, Supachoke Khemla, Woradee Lurchachaiwong, James D Heffelfinger, John R MacArthur, Emily Bloss, Carol Y Rao |
| Source: |
BMJ Paediatrics Open, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMJ Publishing Group, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Pediatrics |
| Subject Terms: |
Pediatrics, RJ1-570 |
| More Details: |
Paediatric sepsis prevalence data from low-income and middle-income countries are lacking. In a cross-sectional study, we assessed clinician recognition and documentation of non-neonatal community-acquired paediatric sepsis in two rural border provinces in Thailand among children admitted between October and December 2017. Of the 152 children meeting sepsis criteria (26.9 paediatric sepsis patients per 1000 admissions), 15 (9.9%) had a clinician-documented admission diagnosis of sepsis or septic shock and 18 (11.8%) had a discharge diagnosis with International Classification of Diseases-10 codes related to sepsis. Clinician underdocumentation may cause challenges in global paediatric sepsis surveillance. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2399-9772 |
| Relation: |
https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/8/1/e002293.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2399-9772 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002293 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/27b7bb8d9c544e068f25974fc130474c |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.27b7bb8d9c544e068f25974fc130474c |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
