Pediatric Sepsis Research: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

Letícia Massaud-Ribeiro; Pedro Henrique Nunes Costa Silami; Fernanda Lima-Setta; Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa

doi:10.3389/fped.2022.829119

Pediatric Sepsis Research: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

Front Pediatr. 2022 Feb 11:10:829119. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.829119. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Letícia Massaud-Ribeiro^{1

2}, Pedro Henrique Nunes Costa Silami^{2

3}, Fernanda Lima-Setta^{2

4}, Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa⁴

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
² Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Estadual da Criança, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Abstract

Sepsis continues to be one of the leading causes of admission to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, representing a great challenge for researchers and healthcare staff. This mini review aims to assess research on pediatric sepsis over the years. Of the 2,698 articles retrieved from the Scopus database, the 100 most cited were selected (50 published since 2000 and 50 published since 2016). The most cited studies, published in the 21st century, are highlighted, with their main findings and perspectives.

Keywords: bibliometrics; pediatric intensive care; pediatrics; sepsis; septic shock.

Publication types

Review