Mortality in Paediatric Intensive Care

Recruiting

• Conditions: Morbidity, Multiple
• Interventions: Other: Mortality

• Registration Number: NCT03969355
• Lead Sponsor: Brno University Hospital

Brief Summary

Mortality of paediatric patients in intensive care can be considered as on of the parameters of quality of care. Together with the advance in research and medicine there should be a trend towards mortality reduction, however actual data in Czech Republic are not well documented. The aim of this retrospective cohort trial was to evaluate the mortality of paediatric intensive care patients admitted to Department of paediatric anaesthesiology and intensive care between two periods 2008-2012 and 2013 and 2017

Detailed Description

Mortality of paediatric patients in intensive care can be considered as on of the parameters of quality of care. Together with the advance in research and medicine there should be a trend towards mortality reduction, however actual data in Czech Republic are not well documented. The aim of this retrospective cohort trial was to evaluate the mortality of paediatric intensive care patients admitted to Department of paediatric anaesthesiology and intensive care between two periods 2008-2012 and 2013 and 2017. The patients records was retrospectively searched and the mortality was adjusted according to the primary admission diagnosis.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-05-25
• Study First Submitted: 2019-05-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-05-30
• Study First Posted: 2019-05-31
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-23
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-24
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-31
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2000

Inclusion Criteria

• Pediatric patients admitted to intensive care in selected time period

Exclusion Criteria

• Insufficient documentation

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Paediatric patients 2008-2012	Mortality	Paediatric patients admitted to intensive care in 2008-2012 who died during PICU stay
Paediatric patients 2013-2017	Mortality	Paediatric patients admitted to intensive care in 2013-2017 who died during PICU stay

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Paediatric intesive care unit mortality	During Paediatric intesive care unit (PICU) stay Paediatric patients admitted to the intensive care in selected period (2008-2012. versus 2013-2017)	Mortality of paediatric patients in selected period in intensive care

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Paediatric intesive care unit adjusted mortality	During Paediatric intesive care unit (PICU) stay Paediatric patients admitted to the intensive care in selected period (2008-2012. versus 2013-2017)	Mortality of paediatric patients in selected period in intensive care according to the admission diagnose and severity of disease

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Brno; 🇨🇿 Brno, Czechia