• Jornal de pediatria · Sep 2019

    Which children account for repeated admissions within 1 year in a Brazilian pediatric intensive care unit?

    • da Silva Paulo Sérgio Lucas PSL Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal, Departamento de Pediatria, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electro and Fonseca Marcelo Cunio Machado MCM Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Unidade de Avaliação de Tecnologia em Saúde, São Paulo, SP, Brazil..
    • Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal, Departamento de Pediatria, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: psls.nat@terra.com.br.
    • J Pediatr (Rio J). 2019 Sep 1; 95 (5): 559-566.

    ObjectiveWhile studies have focused on early readmissions or readmissions during the same hospitalization in a pediatric intensive care unit, little is known about the children with recurrent admissions. We sought to assess the characteristics of patients readmitted within 1 year in a Brazilian pediatric intensive care unit.MethodsThis was a retrospective study carried out in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit. The outcome was the maximum number of readmissions experienced by each child within any 365-day interval during a 5-year follow-up period.ResultsOf the 758 total eligible admissions, 75 patients (9.8%) were readmissions. Those patients accounted for 33% of all pediatric intensive care unit bed care days. Median time to readmission was 73 days for all readmissions. Logistic regression showed that complex chronic conditions (odds ratio 1.07), severe to moderate cognitive disability (odds ratio 1.08), and use of technology assistance (odds ratio 1.17) were associated with readmissions. Multiple admissions had a significantly prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation (8 vs. 6 days), longer length of pediatric intensive care unit (7 vs 4 days) and hospital stays (20 vs 9 days), and higher mortality rate (21.3% vs 5.1%) compared with index admissions.ConclusionThe rate of pediatric intensive care unit readmissions within 1 year was low; however, it was associated with a relevant number of bed care days and worse outcomes. A 30-day index of readmission may be inadequate to mirror the burden of pediatric intensive care unit readmissions. Patients with complex chronic conditions, poor functional status or technology assistance are at higher risk for readmissions. Future studies should address the impact of qualitative interventions on healthcare and recurrent admissions.Copyright © 2018 Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.

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