Long-Term Outcomes after Pediatric Injury: Results of the Assessment of Functional Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life after Pediatric Trauma Study

Among seriously injured children, discharge functional impairment was associated with continued functional impairment and lower health-related quality of life at 6 months. Other factors related to long-term functional impairment included older age, penetrating injury, severe head injury, and spine injury.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - September 27, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Randall S. Burd, Aaron R. Jensen, John M. VanBuren, Jessica S. Alvey, Rachel Richards, Richard Holubkov, Murray M. Pollack, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Netw Tags: Original Scientific Article Source Type: research