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- Title
Pediatric Shock: The Magnitude, Its Determinants and Short-Term Outcome on Patients. A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study.
- Authors
Kidanu, Mebrahtu Gebreslassie; Tazebe, Engdaeshet; Tesfa, Alemseged Berhane; Hadush, Marta Yemane; Kahsay, Mebrihit M; Tedla, Mebrahtu G
- Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the magnitude, determinants and short-term outcome of shock in pediatric patients who visited Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Methods: From October 1, 2020, to July 30, 2022, an observational cross-sectional study was carried out at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. The study included 132 children from the age of 1 month to 18 years. According to pediatric advanced life support guidelines, shock was diagnosed among patients. To gather information, a pretested questionnaire was employed. To examine the relationship between the independent variables and shock outcome, bivariate logistic regression was performed, and statistical significance was defined as a P-value of 0.05 or lower. Results: The prevalence of shock was 2.2%. This study revealed 70.5% decompensated stage of shock. Mortality rate of shock was 45.5% (95% CI: 37.1– 53.8). A delayed presentation by more than one week with an adjusted odd ratio (AOR) of 16.9 (95% CI: 2.3– 123), type of shock other than hypovolemic shock with AOR of 8.3 (95% CI: 1.4– 48), stage of shock with AOR of 27.8 (95% CI: 2.8– 157), requirement of mechanical ventilation with AOR of 11 (95% CI: 2.6– 53) and length of hospital stay less than three days with AOR of 9 (95% CI: 1.7– 48) were identified as a predictor of mortality by shock in children. Conclusion: According to this study, shock causes a high rate of child mortality. Independent predictors of mortality included delayed presentation, shock type, stage of shock, the need for mechanical ventilation, and brief hospital stay (less than three days).
- Subjects
TIGRAY Kifle Hager (Ethiopia); ETHIOPIA; CROSS-sectional method; HYPOVOLEMIC anemia; CHILD mortality; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; CHILD patients; ARTIFICIAL respiration
- Publication
Pediatric Health, Medicine & Therapeutics, 2024, Vol 15, p213
- ISSN
1179-9927
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/PHMT.S458438