Grant: Project Grant
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute Inc
$100,000.00
Stress Hydrocortisone in Pediatric Septic Shock (SHIPPS)
EF 2016-17
Résumé
Approximately 20,000 children per year present to emergency departments, pediatric wards and intensive care units in North America with a severe infections that lead to shock (low blood pressure and poor function of the organs). This severe type of shock can lead to many complications and even death. Septic shock (as this form of shock is referred to) is treated with fluids and antibiotics but sometimes this is not enough. Many doctors believe that giving such patients steroids may improve their outcomes but the effectiveness and safety of such steroid treatment in pediatric septic shock has not been clearly proven.
Programme
Project Grant
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Other
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
Tel que publié
Id
366543
Name
Menon Kusum
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Human Development, Child and Youth Health
Theme2
Clinical
Prcname2
Project Grant Competition
Projecttitle
Stress Hydrocortisone in Pediatric Septic Shock (SHIPPS)
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute Inc
Cihramount2
$100,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Project Grant
Keyworddelim
Corticosteroids; Septic Shock
Abstract
Approximately 20,000 children per year present to emergency departments, pediatric wards and intensive care units in North America with a severe infections that lead to shock (low blood pressure and poor function of the organs). This severe type of shock can lead to many complications and even death. Septic shock (as this form of shock is referred to) is treated with fluids and antibiotics but sometimes this is not enough. Many doctors believe that giving such patients steroids may improve their outcomes but the effectiveness and safety of such steroid treatment in pediatric septic shock has not been clearly proven.
Competitiondate
201611
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Menon, Kusum
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $100,000~ $0~
