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August 16, 2025CureusOpen Access

Complete Blood Count (CBC) Parameters as a Cost-Effective Tool for Early Diagnosis of Pediatric Sepsis: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

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NMNamita MishraARAnkur Singh RanaPKPankaj Kumar

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Overview

Retrospective study shows diagnostic accuracy of CBC parameters in 200 pediatric patients, suggesting potential cost-effective tools for early sepsis detection.

Key Points

  • CBC parameters were significantly associated with pediatric sepsis diagnosis, indicating potential utility in low-resource settings.
  • The study analyzed 200 pediatric patients, revealing longer hospital stays for those with sepsis compared to controls.
  • ROC curve analysis indicated that the platelet mass index had the best diagnostic accuracy among CBC parameters at AUC 0.61.
  • Combining multiple CBC parameters may improve early recognition of pediatric sepsis, calling for further prospective studies.

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Mishra et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c235fdb210217d64772b23https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.89661
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