Epidemiology of Cause of Death in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Conclusions: In pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome, early deaths were due primarily to neurologic failure, whereas later deaths were more commonly due to multisystem organ failure. Deaths from neurologic causes accounted for a substantial portion of nonsurvivors. Refractory hypoxemia accounted for only a minority of deaths. Our study highlights limitations associated with using death as an endpoint in therapeutic pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome trials.
Source: Critical Care Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Pediatric Critical Care Source Type: research