Advances on the long-term prognosis of septic shock in children

VernacularTitle:儿童脓毒性休克远期预后的研究进展
Author: Xiaoxu TONG ¹ ; Ni YANG ; Tiening ZHANG
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1. 中国医科大学附属盛京医院儿童急诊与重症医学科，沈阳　110004
Keywords: Septic shock; Long-term prognosis; Health-related quality of life; Mortality; Prognosis-related risk factors
From: Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2024;31(1):68-72
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The mortality rate of septic shock in children is high，and the number of cases has been increasing year by year.In recent years，the number of deaths has decreased with the development of medical technology.With the increasing number of surviving children with septic shock，the prognosis regarding these patients is gaining more attention of PICU physicians than before.The long-term sequelae of patients with septic shock，which often leads to multiple organ dysfunction and complications，severely affects the quality of children life after discharge from the hospital.Notably，the meaningful outcomes mainly include physical，mental，emotional，and social functioning.Currently，few studies focusing on quality of life in children surviving from septic shock have been reported in China.Herein，this review summarized the progress of research on the long-term prognosis of patients with septic shock.