New Morbidity and Discharge Disposition of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Much of the research related to pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome has focused on inhospital mortality and interventions affecting this outcome. Limited data exist on survivors' morbidity, hospital disposition, and 1-year survival. The aim of this study was to determine new morbidity rate, discharge disposition, and 1-year mortality for survivors of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Design

Secondary analysis of prospective cohort study.

Setting

Quaternary children's hospital.

Patients

Three-hundred sixteen mechanically ventilated children with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (Berlin and Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference criteria) between July 2011 and December 2014.

Interventions

None.

Me

SUBMITTER: Keim G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6185805 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature