Cardiac Function in Pediatric Septic Shock Survivors
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Cardiac function in pediatric septic shock survivors.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term effects of septic shock on cardiac function in children treated with inotropic and/or vasoconstrictive agents for 24 hours or longer. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Tertiary pediatric intensive care unit and outpatient follow-up clinic. PARTICIPANTS One hundred eight of 144 eligible children who were admitted to our tertiary pediatric intensive care unit ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.162.12.1164