| dc.description.abstract | Sepsis is the major cause of baby and child death around the world. Sepsis
occurrences have risen in the last 30-40 years, both in advanced and developing
countries. Several factors that play roles in the mortality of sepsis in children
include host factors, causative microorganisms, early diagnosis, and the
treatment given. This study aims to understand the description of factors
correlated with sepsis on the pediatric patient at Abdul Wahab Syahranie
Regional Public Hospital Samarinda. This study is categorized as a descriptive
study and the sample was chosen with purposive sampling technique. The sample
consisted of 38 pediatric patients diagnosed with sepsis taken from medical
records data of Abdul Wahab Syahranie Regional Public Hospital Samarinda.
The results showed that most patients with sepsis were at the age of 1 month - < 2
years (50%), the number of female patients (53%) were more than male patients
(47%), the highest nutritional status was in children with normal nutrition ( 45%),
malnutrition (42%), patients with an increased neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
(37%), and pediatric sepsis patients with comorbidities (74%). Hopefully, the
results of this research will be useful information and additional insights into the
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