Incidence and outcome of septic shock in pediatric cancer patients /
معدل حدوث ونتائج الصدمة التسممية فى الاطفال المصابين بالسرطان
Asmaa Mohammed Abdelsalem Hamoda ; Supervised Lobna Mohamed Elamin Shalaby , Mohammed Hany Hussien , Ali Mostafa Ali Elsaid
- Cairo : Asmaa Mohammed Abdelsalem Hamoda , 2013
- 161P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - National Cancer Institute - Department of Pediatric Oncology
Background : Sepsis is the leading cause of death in cancer patients and may lead to systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) . Severe sepsis left unmanaged may lead to the inevitable septic shock . Septic shock is severe sepsis with persistent hypotension despite adequate fluid resucitation in the presence of a known infection