Pediatric Shock: The Magnitude, Its Determinants and Short-Term Outcome on Patients. A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study.
Mebrahtu Gebreslassie KidanuEngdaeshet TazebeAlemseged Berhane TesfaMarta Yemane HadushMebrihit M KahsayMebrahtu G TedlaPublished in: Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics (2024)
According to this study, shock causes a high rate of child mortality. Independent predictors of mortality included delayed presentation, shock type, stage of shock, the need for mechanical ventilation, and brief hospital stay (less than three days).