Correlation of Troponin Level (Troponin T, Troponin I) With PELOD-2 Score in Sepsis as a Predictive Factor of Mortality.

Journal: Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences
Published Date: Dec 13, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sepsis in children with cardiovascular involvement can increase mortality. Recently, many studies have been conducted to investigate troponin as an early marker of myocardial dysfunction, associated with pediatric sepsis score. Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction 2 (PELOD-2) score is recent scoring to assess organ dysfunction in sepsis children.

Authors

  • Aileen C Dauhan
    Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
  • Aridamuriany D Lubis
    Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
  • Erna Mutiara
    Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
  • Munar Lubis
    Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.

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