Post-intensive-care morbidity among pediatric patients in Thailand: prevalence, risk factors, and the importance of the post-intensive-care clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term survival data for critically ill children discharged to post-intensive care clinics are scarce, especially in Asia. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of post-intensive-care morbidity among pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) survivors at 1 month and 1 year after hospital discharge and to identify the associated risk factors.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective chart review of all children aged 1 month to 15 years who were admitted to the PICU for >48 hours from July 2019 to July 2022 and visited a post-intensive-care clinic 1 month and 1 year after hospital discharge. Post-intensive care morbidity was defined using the Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category (PCPC). Descriptive statistics, univariate, and multivariate analys

SUBMITTER: Chaiyakulsil C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11617844 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature