Is the thrombocytopenia one of useful predictive markers of mortality in pediatric shock patients

Abstract

Platelet count is a routine laboratory measure associated with poor outcomes in adult patients with sepsis/septic shock. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of platelet count as a predictive marker of mortality in pediatric patients with septic shock. Over an 18-month period, 62 pediatric patients with septic shock had platelet count measured on the first day of PICU admission