Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Persistent Inflammatory State Found in Half of Pediatric Sepsis Deaths - Study
June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 30 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
About half of pediatric patients who died of sepsis over the past 20 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center had evidence of an inflammatory state called PICS (persistent inflammation, immunosuppression and catabolism syndrome), according to a study reported in the journal CHEST. Children with PICS were more likely to have undergone heart surgery and had a higher incidence . . .
About half of pediatric patients who died of sepsis over the past 20 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center had evidence of an inflammatory state called PICS (persistent inflammation, immunosuppression and catabolism syndrome), according to a study reported in the journal CHEST. Children with PICS were more likely to have undergone heart surgery and had a higher incidence . . .