Survival after PICU admission: The impact of multiple admissions and complex chronic conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Factors predicting survival over time after pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admissions are not fully understood. The primary aim of the current study was to investigate whether multiple admissions (MADM) compared to single PICU admissions (SADM) were associated with poor survival over time after being admitted to PICU facilities. Our secondary aim was to investigate if the presence of a complex chronic condition (CCC) would further impair prognosis.

Design

A closed cohort of all children up to 16 years of age admitted to the three PICUs in Sweden between 2008 and 2010 was prospectively collected and followed until 2012, providing survival data for at least one but up to four years of follow-up.

Setting

Three Swedish tertiary referral centers for pediatr

SUBMITTER: Kalzen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5886395 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature