Health Condition 1: G939- Disorder of brain, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
No Sponsor MD Dissertation
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All consecutive patients in the age group of >1 month to up-to 12 years who are newly admitted to the PICU with non-traumatic coma; and 2. All patients in the age group of >1 month to up-to 12 years who develop non-traumatic coma during their stay in the PICU. Non-traumatic coma will be defined as Glasgow coma scale (GCS) below 12 for more than 6 hours duration (in a patient without history of trauma).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients whose parent/ guardian refuses to give informed consent. Also, patients who develop coma after refractory shock or after cardiac arrest or after hypoxic insult in the PICU will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Frequency of patients who get admitted for non-traumatic coma in PICU. 2. Frequency of occurrence of non-traumatic coma in children already admitted to the PICU. 3. Etiology of non-traumatic coma in PICU. Timepoint: At discharge from the Pediatric intensive care unit or at death of the patient. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Outcome(survival/ mortality) and Neuromorbidity at discharge. 2. Length of PICU and total hospital stay. 3. Predictors of mortality. Timepoint: At discharge from the Pediatric intensive care unit or at death of the patient. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactChendkale Shruti Anil
Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital
Outcome results
None listed