Prevalence, aetiology, treatment and outcomes of shock in children admitted to Kenyan hospitals

<p>BACKGROUND: Shock may complicate several acute childhood illnesses in hospitals within low-income countries and has a high case fatality. Hypovolemic shock secondary to diarrhoea/dehydration and septic shock are thought to be common, but there are few reliable data on prevalence or treatmen...

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Main Authors: Mbevi, G, Ayieko, P, Irimu, G, Akech, S, English, M, Published on behalf of Clinical Information Network authors
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016

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