Mortality after Inpatient Treatment for Severe Pneumonia in Children: a Cohort Study

Background Although pneumonia is a leading cause of inpatient mortality, deaths may also occur after discharge from hospital. However, prior studies have been small, in selected groups or did not fully evaluate risk factors, particularly malnutrition and HIV. We determined 1‐year post‐discharge mort...

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Published in:Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology 2017-05, Vol.31 (3), p.233-242
Main Authors: Ngari, Moses M., Fegan, Greg, Mwangome, Martha K., Ngama, Mwanajuma J., Mturi, Neema, Scott, John Anthony Gerard, Bauni, Evasius, Nokes, David James, Berkley, James A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cause of Death
Child, Preschool
children
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health risk assessment
HIV Seropositivity - mortality
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutrition Disorders - mortality
Kenya - epidemiology
Lentivirus
Male
Malnutrition
Mortality
Newborn Health
Original
Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - mortality
Pneumonia - physiopathology
Pneumonia - therapy
post‐discharge
Proportional Hazards Models
Retroviridae
Risk Factors
Rural Population
severe pneumonia
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
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Summary:Background Although pneumonia is a leading cause of inpatient mortality, deaths may also occur after discharge from hospital. However, prior studies have been small, in selected groups or did not fully evaluate risk factors, particularly malnutrition and HIV. We determined 1‐year post‐discharge mortality and risk factors among children diagnosed with severe pneumonia. Methods A cohort study of children aged 1–59 months admitted to Kilifi County Hospital with severe pneumonia (2007–12). The primary outcome was death
ISSN:0269-5022
1365-3016
DOI:10.1111/ppe.12348