Acute respiratory illness among a prospective cohort of pediatric patients using emergency medical services in India: Demographic and prehospital clinical predictors of mortality.
Corey B BillsJennifer A NewberryG V Ramana RaoLoretta W MathesonSrinivasa Rao JanagamaSwaminatha V MahadevanMatthew C StrehlowPublished in: PloS one (2020)
This is the first study to detail prehospital predictors of death among pediatric patients with shortness of breath in LMICs. The risk of death is particularly high among neonates and those with documented mild hypoxemia, or respiratory distress. Early recognition of critically ill children, targeted prehospital interventions, and diversion to higher level of care may help to mitigate the mortality burden in this population.
Keyphrases
- emergency medical
- healthcare
- cardiovascular events
- cardiac arrest
- risk factors
- primary care
- palliative care
- young adults
- physical activity
- trauma patients
- mental health
- cancer therapy
- respiratory failure
- coronary artery disease
- robot assisted
- low birth weight
- pain management
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- chronic pain
- mechanical ventilation