Death review of children receiving medical care at home.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children receiving home medical care need special attention to prevent unexpected death. The aim of this study was to clarify the factors contributing to death in children receiving home medical care from the child death review database.

Methods

Children receiving home medical care were enrolled from the child death review database from 2014 to 2016 in Aichi prefecture, Japan, with a population of one million children. Types of medical care and factors contributing to death were examined.

Results

Of the 631 children who died, 40 children (6%) were receiving home medical care (21: tracheostomy; 19: ventilator; 26: suctioning of naso-oral secretions; 19: oxygen inhalation; 32: tube feeding; 6: urethral catheterization; and 1: peritoneal dialysis). The death r

SUBMITTER: Natsume J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8265292 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature