Health Condition 1: J189- Pneumonia, unspecified organism Health Condition 2: J989- Respiratory disorder, unspecified Health Condition 3: J22- Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
NIL
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consecutive patients admitted to the PICU with the diagnosis of a respiratory illness from the age group of 1 month to 12 years of either gender will be enrolled in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients whose parent or guardian refuse to give informed consent, 2.Patients admitted with non respiratory illnesses who develop a new respiratory illness after 48 hours admission to PICU and 3.Patients admitted for non respiratory illness or post-trauma cases or post operative cases developing respiratory complications during their PICU stay and patients with tachypnea due to metabolic acidosis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| For the patients admitted to a tertiary care Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with a respiratory illness-- 1. Etiology of the respiratory illness, 2. Indication for admission to the PICU, 3. Final outcome, survival or death, and 4. Predictors of mortality Timepoint: At discharge from the Pediatric intensive care unit or at death of the patient. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| For the patients admitted to a tertiary care Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with a respiratory illness-- 1. Co-morbidities, 2. Complications, and 3. Need for mechanical ventilation (non invasive or invasive) and duration of the ventilation. Timepoint: At discharge from the Pediatric intensive care unit or at death of the patient. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSuprita Sunitkumar Khedekar
Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital
Outcome results
None listed