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ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2024

Underdiagnosis in clinical documentation of community-acquired sepsis among children admitted to hospitals in two rural provinces: Thailand, October-December 2017.

Rewa Choudhary, Peeriya Watakulsin, Pitiphon Promduangsi, Nuttagarn Chuenchom, Supachoke Khemla, Woradee Lurchachaiwong, Philip Mock, James D Heffelfinger, John R MacArthur, Emily Bloss and 2 more

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Article in BMJ paediatrics open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Rewa ChoudharyEpidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA rewac12@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5873-8118
Peeriya WatakulsinDepartment of Disease Control (DDC), Royal Thai Government Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pitiphon PromduangsiDepartment of Disease Control (DDC), Royal Thai Government Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nuttagarn ChuenchomMae Sot General Hospital, Mae Sot, Thailand.
Supachoke KhemlaNakhon Phanom Hospital, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
Woradee LurchachaiwongThailand Ministry of Public Health-US CDC Collaboration, Bangkok, Thailand.
Philip MockTotally Joined for Achieving Collaborative Techniques (TJFACT) LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
James D HeffelfingerDivision of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
John R MacArthurDivision of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Emily BlossDivision of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Somsak ThamthitiwatThailand Ministry of Public Health-US CDC Collaboration, Bangkok, Thailand.
Carol Y RaoDivision of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Ministry of Public Health · THCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · UGGovernment of Thailand · THMaesot General Hospital · THNakhon Phanom University · THTechnical College System of Georgia · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paediatric sepsis prevalence data from low-income and middle-income countries are lacking. In a cross-sectional study, we assessed clinician recognition and documentation of non-neonatal community-acquired paediatric sepsis in two rural border provinces in Thailand among children admitted between October and December 2017. Of the 152 children meeting sepsis criteria (26.9 paediatric sepsis patients per 1000 admissions), 15 (9.9%) had a clinician-documented admission diagnosis of sepsis or septic shock and 18 (11.8%) had a discharge diagnosis with International Classification of Diseases-10 codes related to sepsis. Clinician underdocumentation may cause challenges in global paediatric sepsis surveillance.

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SepsisChildCross-Sectional StudiesHospitalsHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesThailandEpidemiology

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PMID38413125
PMCPMC10900380
OpenAlexW4392202506

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