Pediatric Screening and Treatment

Recommendation

Adopt and implement an evidence-based screening tool and treatment protocol for pediatric patients in emergency departments that treat children.

Rationale

More than 75,000 children are treated annually for sepsis in the US, with state mortality rates ranging from 10 to 20 percent.
Children with sepsis present differently from adults.
Most children go to general hospitals for emergency care.

Pediatric Septic Shock Trigger Tool

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Pediatric Septic Shock Guidelines

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Empiric Antimicrobial Treatment Recommendations for Pediatric Severe Sepsis

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Surviving Sepsis Campaign pediatric sepsis guidelines

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Implementing sepsis protocols for all patients regardless of age

– Emerson Hospital, Concord

Implementing an EHR-Embedded Electronic Pediatric Sepsis Screening Algorithm at Boston Children’s Hospital

– Boston Children's Hospital, Boston

Sepsis in Emergency Medicine Toolkit