Research Article
Prevalence and Management of Septic Shock among Children Admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Longitudinal Survey
Table 3
Audit of the results and interventions at 24 and 48 hours.
| | Variable | Results among those measured | At 24 hours (alive = 31) | At 48 hours (alive = 20) | | Frequency (%) | Intervention | Frequency (%) | Intervention | | Done | n(%) | Done | n(%) |
| | Urine output | <0.5 mls/kg/hr | 10 (32.2) | Dialysis | 0 (0) | 2 (10.0) | Dialysis | 1 (50) | | ≥0.5 mls/kg/hr | 15 (67.8) | – | – | 16 (90.0) | – | | | Antibiotic | Received all doses | 25 (80.7) | – | – | 19 (95.0) | – | | | Missed dose | 1 | 4 (66.7) | IV access fixed | 5 (83.3) | 1 (100.0) | IV access fixed | 1 (100) | | 2 | 2 (33.3) | 0 | | Antibiotics changed | 7 (22.6) | – | | 1 (5.0) | – | | | Blood | Needed | 21 (67.7) | Available | 2 (9.5) | 14 (70.0) | Available | 3 (21.4) | | Blood sugar | <2.2 mmol/l | 2 (16.7) | Corrected | 2 (100) | 0 | – | – | | >10 mmol/l | 10 (18.3) | Insulin | 1 (10) | 6 (30.0) | Insulin | 1 (16.7) | | PICU/NICU | Needed | 31 (100.0) | Available | 2 (6.5) | 20 (100.0) | Available | 4 (20.0) | | Vasoactive agent | Needed | 31 (100.0) | Dopamine | 1 (3.2) | 20 (100.0) | Dopamine | 3 (15.0) | | Mechanical ventilation | Needed | 24 (70.0) | Available | 2 (8.3) | 14 (74.4) | Available | 4 (28.6) |
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