Researchers explore the rates of readmission over the first year among children who survived acute respiratory distress syndrome.
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MDSep 12 2023Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Acute respiratory distress syndrome is an emergency situation in both children and adults, as it compromises the vital oxygen supply to the body. A new study published in JAMA Network Open explores the rates of readmission over the first year among children who survived ARDS.
Adult ARDS survivors often experience a reduced quality of life and long-term health deficits in their future lives. Nevertheless, there remains a lack of information on the long-term prognosis of ARDS survivors. What did the study show? The current study included over 13,500 children with a median age of four years. About 60% of the study cohort were boys. All patients had ARDS requiring mechanical ventilation during their hospital stay.
Related StoriesThus, the risk of readmission was higher in children with complex chronic conditions, who were more than twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital. Patients with pre-existing respiratory conditions were at a 2.7-fold increased risk as compared to children without any complex chronic illness with ARDS, whereas those with non-respiratory illnesses were twice as likely to be readmitted.
The number of days alive and out of the hospital after discharge prior to their readmission was fewer among survivors with respiratory and non-respiratory complex chronic conditions as compared to children without these health conditions by 24 and 26 days, respectively. This reduction was also observed with either a new tracheostomy or hospitalization of two weeks or more during the index admission date.
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