Clinical Trial: Transition From Paediatric Intensive Care to General Paediatrics and Pneumology Units : a Study of the Post-intensive Care Syndrome
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Pediatric Post-intensive Care Syndrome
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Transition From Paediatric Intensive Care to General Paediatrics and Pneumology Units : a Study of the Post-intensive Care Syndrome
Brief Summary:
In developed countries, mortality rates in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are around 4% and most children admitted to these units survive.However, some pediatric survivors experience long-term morbidity (cognitive, psychological and/or physical impairment) associated with their PICU stay and there is increasing awareness of the onset of post-intensive care syndromes (PICS) like in adults.However comprehensive descriptive data are still lacking regarding PICS in pediatrics (PICS-p).The aim of this…
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