Critical Illness Factors Associated With Long-Term Mortality and Health-Related Quality of Life Morbidity Following Community-Acquired Pediatric Septic Shock.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A companion article reports the trajectory of long-term mortality and significant health-related quality of life disability among children encountering septic shock. In this article, the investigators examine critical illness factors associated with these adverse outcomes.

Design

Prospective, cohort-outcome study, conducted 2013-2017.

Setting

Twelve United States academic PICUs.

Patients

Critically ill children, 1 month to 18 years, with community-acquired septic shock requiring vasoactive-inotropic support.

Interventions

Illness severity, organ dysfunction, and resource utilization data were collected during PICU admission. Change from baseline health-related quality of life at the month 3 follow-up was assessed by parent proxy-report employi

SUBMITTER: Zimmerman JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7089387 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature