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Risk factors for mortality in pediatric sepsis in high‐resource settings
| Category | Risk factor |
|---|---|
| Demographic | Age < 1 year |
| Comorbidities | Congenital heart disease |
| Hematology/Immunology | |
| Malignancy | |
| Immunosuppression | |
| Organ system dysfunction | AKI |
| Hypotension | |
| Cardiac arrest | |
| Ventilatory support | |
| Shock at ICU admission | |
| ECMO | |
| Laboratory or microbiologic parameter | Elevated lactate |
| Bacteremia | |
| Pneumococcal infection |
Abbreviations: AKI, acute kidney injury; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
