Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life After Community Acquired Pediatric Septic Shock

• Main Authors: Neethi P. Pinto (Author), Robert A. Berg (Author), Athena F. Zuppa (Author), Christopher J. Newth (Author), Murray M. Pollack (Author), Kathleen L. Meert (Author), Mark W. Hall (Author), Michael Quasney (Author), Anil Sapru (Author), Joseph A. Carcillo (Author), Patrick S. McQuillen (Author), Peter M. Mourani (Author), Ranjit S. Chima (Author), Richard Holubkov (Author), Vinay M. Nadkarni (Author), Ron W. Reeder (Author), Jerry J. Zimmerman (Author), the Life After Pediatric Sepsis Evaluation (LAPSE) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Although some pediatric sepsis survivors experience worsening health-related quality of life (HRQL), many return to their pre-illness HRQL. Whether children can improve beyond baseline is not known. We examined a cohort of pediatric sepsis survivors to determine if those with baseline HR...