Mortality in children and adolescents with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to describe the characteristics and outcomes of children and adolescents with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) who were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). The accuracy of the Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) III and Pediatric Index of Mortality (PIM) 3 scores to predict the mortality were investigated.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study. Children and adolescents with AIIRD aged ≤ 18 years who were admitted to the PICU at the largest university-based referral center in Thailand during July 2011 to June 2021 were included.

Results

There were 122 PICU admissions from 74 patients; mean age of 12.0 ± 4.3 years, 74.3% female. Majority of AIIRD were systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (83.8%), foll

SUBMITTER: Buranapattama T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11843957 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature