Journal article
Five-Year Survival of Children with Chronic Critical Illness in Australia and New Zealand∗
SP Namachivayam, J Alexander, A Slater, J Millar, S Erickson, J Tibballs, M Festa, S Ganu, L Segedin, LJ Schlapbach, G Williams, F Shann, W Butt
Critical Care Medicine | Published : 2015
Abstract
Objective: Outcomes for children with chronic critical illness are not defined. We examined the long-term survival of these children in Australia and New Zealand. Design: All cases of PICU chronic critical illness with length of stay more than 28 days and age 16 years old or younger in Australia and New Zealand from 2000 to 2011 were studied. Five-year survival was analyzed using Kaplan-Meir estimates, and risk factors for mortality evaluated using Cox regression. Setting: All PICUs in Australia and New Zealand. Patients: Nine hundred twenty-four children with chronic critical illness. Intervention: None. Measurements and Main Results: Nine hundred twenty-four children were admitted to PICU ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Dr. Namachivayam is employed by the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. Ms. Alexander is employed by the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society. Dr. Slater is employed by Children's Health Queensland, has stock (personal investments but none of these investments are in the health industry), and received support for travel from Intensive Care Societies (he had travel and accommodation paid for when presenting at scientific meetings). His institution received grant support (Australian States and Territories and New Zealand provide funding for the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society for the ANZPIC Registry). Dr. Tibballs received support for participation in review activities (reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses); is employed by the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne; provided expert testimony (numerous payments of expert opinions from legal firms); and has stock (numerous dividends from shares). The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.