Extent of disability among paediatric Japanese encephalitis survivors and predictors of poor outcome: a retrospective cohort study in North India.
Neha SrivastavaHirawati DevalMahima MittalAvinash DeoshatwarVijay P BondreRajni KantRajaram YadavPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
This study estimates the burden of JE-presenting post-discharge deaths (15.4%) and disability (63.08%). Those who did not receive JE vaccine, were suffering from malnutrition, had GCS ≤8 at admission and required endotracheal intubation had poorer outcomes.