Sepsis in children: What are the causes?

The article is expertly advised by MSc. Dr. Nguyen Minh Tuan - Pediatrician at the Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital

Sepsis is a complex complication of bacterial infections in children. Most cases of sepsis are the result of the body's response to invading microorganisms or their components.

1. How dangerous is sepsis in children?

Sepsis is not a cancerous disease. Sepsis in children is a disease caused by bacteria entering the child's blood circulation system, producing toxins that make the child poisoned and can lead to dangerous complications, even death, if left untreated. detected and treated promptly.
Blood infections cause a series of changes in the body that damage organs such as the liver and kidneys and make the patient's health decline rapidly. In addition, the clotting mechanism in the period of blood infection reduces blood flow to the limbs as well as internal organs, leading to a lack of nutrients and oxygen in the body. The worst case scenario for sepsis is to cause hypotension or septic shock. This causes functional impairment in some organs such as lungs, liver, kidneys, and can even be life-threatening.

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2. Signs of sepsis in children

Children with sepsis often have the following symptoms:
Body temperature disorders: high fever over 38 degrees Celsius or below 36 degrees Celsius; pale skin Tachycardia Tachycardia, shortness of breath Diarrhea, vomiting, poor feeding Symptoms of severe blood infections:
There is a sharp decrease in mean urine output; Have an unstable mental condition; The number of platelets in the blood decreases; Shortness of breath; Arrhythmia; There are signs of bleeding; Infectious shock.

3. Causes of sepsis in children

Sepsis can occur in all children, especially in children with skin lesions such as dermatitis, boils, gingivitis, abscesses, pneumonia, diarrhea caused by sugar bacteria. enteritis, meningitis ... The cause of this disease is usually caused by bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, E.coli, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas... The risk of illness is common in unvaccinated children. immunization, malnutrition, premature infants, immunocompromised children, on corticosteroid therapy, children with congenital heart disease... This is an extremely complex disorder involving the activation of many Many different and interacting mechanisms occur in the body during infection, such as inflammatory, anti-inflammatory, coagulation, and other systems.

Pediatrics department at Vinmec Health System with the function of receiving, examining and actively treating diseases that children often get. With strengths in examination - detection - early intervention in cases of high risk of abnormalities in the development of children.

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