Outcomes of patients supported by mechanical ventilation and their families two months after discharge from pediatric intensive care unit

IntroductionThe outcomes of children undergoing mechanical ventilation (MV) in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) remain poorly characterized and increasing knowledge in this area may lead to strategies that improve care. In this study, we reported the outcomes of children receiving invasive mec...

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Main Authors: Simon MacDonald, Geneviève Du Pont-Thibodeau, Celine Thibault, Camille Jutras, Nadia Roumeliotis, Catherine Farrell, Laurence Ducharme-Crevier
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1333634/full
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author Simon MacDonald
Geneviève Du Pont-Thibodeau
Celine Thibault
Camille Jutras
Nadia Roumeliotis
Catherine Farrell
Laurence Ducharme-Crevier
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Geneviève Du Pont-Thibodeau
Celine Thibault
Camille Jutras
Nadia Roumeliotis
Catherine Farrell
Laurence Ducharme-Crevier
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description IntroductionThe outcomes of children undergoing mechanical ventilation (MV) in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) remain poorly characterized and increasing knowledge in this area may lead to strategies that improve care. In this study, we reported the outcomes of children receiving invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) and/or non-invasive ventilation (NIV), 2 months after PICU discharge.MethodsThis is a post-hoc analysis of a single-center prospective study of PICU children followed at the PICU follow-up clinic at CHU Sainte-Justine. Eligible children were admitted to the PICU with ≥2 days of IMV or ≥4 days of NIV. Two months after PICU discharge, patients and families were evaluated by physicians and filled out questionnaires assessing Quality of life (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™), development milestones (Ages and Stages Questionnaire), and parental anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale).ResultsOne hundred and fifty patients were included from October 2018 to December 2021; 106 patients received IMV (±NIV), and 44 patients received NIV exclusively. Admission diagnoses differed between groups, with 30.2% of patients in the IMV group admitted for a respiratory illness vs. 79.5% in the NIV group. For the entire cohort, QoL scores were 78.1% for the physical domain and 80.1% for the psychological domain, and were similar between groups. Children with a respiratory illness exhibited similar symptoms at follow-up whether they were supported by IMV vs. NIV. For developmental outcomes, only 22.2% of pre-school children had normal scores in all ASQ domains. In the entire cohort, symptoms of anxiety were reported in 29.9% and depression in 24.6 of patients%ConclusionsPICU survivors undergoing mechanical ventilation, and their families, experienced significant morbidities 2 months after their critical illness, whether they received IMV or NIV. Children with respiratory illness exhibited a higher prevalence of persistent respiratory difficulties post PICU, whether they underwent IMV or NIV. Patients’ quality of life and parental symptoms of anxiety and depression did not differ according to the type of respiratory support. These findings justify the inclusion of patients receiving NIV in the PICU in follow-up assessments as well as those receiving IMV.
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spelling doaj.art-35346910cb974a088a10b69eb4ab96872024-01-31T04:34:50ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602024-01-011210.3389/fped.2024.13336341333634Outcomes of patients supported by mechanical ventilation and their families two months after discharge from pediatric intensive care unitSimon MacDonaldGeneviève Du Pont-ThibodeauCeline ThibaultCamille JutrasNadia RoumeliotisCatherine FarrellLaurence Ducharme-CrevierIntroductionThe outcomes of children undergoing mechanical ventilation (MV) in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) remain poorly characterized and increasing knowledge in this area may lead to strategies that improve care. In this study, we reported the outcomes of children receiving invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) and/or non-invasive ventilation (NIV), 2 months after PICU discharge.MethodsThis is a post-hoc analysis of a single-center prospective study of PICU children followed at the PICU follow-up clinic at CHU Sainte-Justine. Eligible children were admitted to the PICU with ≥2 days of IMV or ≥4 days of NIV. Two months after PICU discharge, patients and families were evaluated by physicians and filled out questionnaires assessing Quality of life (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™), development milestones (Ages and Stages Questionnaire), and parental anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale).ResultsOne hundred and fifty patients were included from October 2018 to December 2021; 106 patients received IMV (±NIV), and 44 patients received NIV exclusively. Admission diagnoses differed between groups, with 30.2% of patients in the IMV group admitted for a respiratory illness vs. 79.5% in the NIV group. For the entire cohort, QoL scores were 78.1% for the physical domain and 80.1% for the psychological domain, and were similar between groups. Children with a respiratory illness exhibited similar symptoms at follow-up whether they were supported by IMV vs. NIV. For developmental outcomes, only 22.2% of pre-school children had normal scores in all ASQ domains. In the entire cohort, symptoms of anxiety were reported in 29.9% and depression in 24.6 of patients%ConclusionsPICU survivors undergoing mechanical ventilation, and their families, experienced significant morbidities 2 months after their critical illness, whether they received IMV or NIV. Children with respiratory illness exhibited a higher prevalence of persistent respiratory difficulties post PICU, whether they underwent IMV or NIV. Patients’ quality of life and parental symptoms of anxiety and depression did not differ according to the type of respiratory support. These findings justify the inclusion of patients receiving NIV in the PICU in follow-up assessments as well as those receiving IMV.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1333634/fullcritical carecritical care outcomespediatricschildfollow-up studiesquality of life
spellingShingle Simon MacDonald
Geneviève Du Pont-Thibodeau
Celine Thibault
Camille Jutras
Nadia Roumeliotis
Catherine Farrell
Laurence Ducharme-Crevier
Outcomes of patients supported by mechanical ventilation and their families two months after discharge from pediatric intensive care unit
Frontiers in Pediatrics
critical care
critical care outcomes
pediatrics
child
follow-up studies
quality of life
title Outcomes of patients supported by mechanical ventilation and their families two months after discharge from pediatric intensive care unit
title_full Outcomes of patients supported by mechanical ventilation and their families two months after discharge from pediatric intensive care unit
title_fullStr Outcomes of patients supported by mechanical ventilation and their families two months after discharge from pediatric intensive care unit
title_full_unstemmed Outcomes of patients supported by mechanical ventilation and their families two months after discharge from pediatric intensive care unit
title_short Outcomes of patients supported by mechanical ventilation and their families two months after discharge from pediatric intensive care unit
title_sort outcomes of patients supported by mechanical ventilation and their families two months after discharge from pediatric intensive care unit
topic critical care
critical care outcomes
pediatrics
child
follow-up studies
quality of life
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1333634/full
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