The epidemiology of sepsis in paediatric intensive care units in Brazil (the Sepsis PREvalence Assessment Database in Pediatric population, SPREAD PED): an observational study

Data on the prevalence and mortality of paediatric sepsis in resource-poor settings are scarce. We aimed to assess the prevalence and in-hospital mortality of severe sepsis and septic shock treated in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in Brazil, and risk factors for mortality.We performed a nationwide, 1-day, prospective point prevalence study with follow-up of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, using a stratified random sample...