Unspecified bacterial pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
880 patients in the experimental group telemedicine intervention (Tele-critical care and continuing education activities). The tele-Critical Care consisting of establishing a diagnosis, guiding the th
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Sponsors
Programa de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Institucional do Sistema Único de Saúde
Programa de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Institucional do Sistema Único de Saúde
Eligibility
Age
29 Days to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All children admitted in the pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) aged bigger or equal 29 days and smaller 18 years, with a length of stay greater than 8 hours, and in case of death, greater than 24 hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with incomplete medical records or with incomplete data in the institution's database; patients whose guardians did not accept to participate in the study and/or who did not sign the Informed Consent Form (FICF) and term of use of image
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Our primary outcome will be the length of stay, which will be presented in days and calculated by subtracting the date of discharge from the date of admission to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As secondary outcomes, we will evaluate the mortality rate, which will be estimated by dividing the number of deaths in each unit by the number of patients discharged during the telemedicine follow-up period. In addition, we will evaluate days free from mechanical ventilation, as well as the time of use of vasoactive drugs, time of use of broad-spectrum antibiotic and time of use of sedation and analgesia | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFelipe Cabral
Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Outcome results
None listed