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Children are neither small adults nor big neonates. Sepsis is a disease condition which exemplifies this adage. Nearly every aspect of the problem of sepsis demonstrates differences between children and adults. In this discussion an attempt to highlight these differences and outline their significance will be made.
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Holbrook, P.R. (1988). Sepsis in Children: Different Pathophysiology, Different Treatment?. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1988. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83392-2_14
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