Pediatric Sepsis

The proportion of children dying from sepsis is lower than it was 20 years ago, but Black children are still at a significantly higher risk than white children, according to a study presented at IDWeek.

Artificial intelligence, or AI, has shown potential in diagnostics and management in pediatric care, according to a review published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Experts have published the first new criteria for diagnosing pediatric sepsis and septic shock since 2005.

WASHINGTON — Black children were more than twice as likely to die of sepsis as white children at one Arkansas hospital, according to research presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.