Mortality after Inpatient Treatment for Severe Pneumonia in Children: a Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although pneumonia is a leading cause of inpatient mortality, deaths may also occur after discharge from hospital. However, prior studies have been small, in selected groups or did not fully evaluate risk factors, particularly malnutrition and HIV. We determined 1-year post-discharge mortality and risk factors among children diagnosed with severe pneumonia.

Methods

A cohort study of children aged 1-59 months admitted to Kilifi County Hospital with severe pneumonia (2007-12). The primary outcome was death <1 year after discharge, determined through Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) quarterly census rounds.

Results

Of 4184 children (median age 9 months) admitted with severe pneumonia, 1041 (25%) had severe acute malnutrition (SAM), 267

SUBMITTER: Ngari MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5434848 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature