Pediatric post-discharge mortality in resource poor countries: a systematic review

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 6; p. e66698
• Main Authors: Wiens, Matthew O, Pawluk, Shane, Kissoon, Niranjan, Kumbakumba, Elias, Ansermino, J Mark, Singer, Joel, Ndamira, Andrew, Larson, Charles
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 25.06.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology; Child; Children; Children & youth; Childrens health; Developing countries; Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data; Epidemiology; Health aspects; Health Resources - supply & distribution; HIV infection; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Humans; Infectious diseases; LDCs; Malaria; Malnutrition; Medical personnel; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine, Experimental; Morbidity; Mortality; Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data; Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data; Pediatrics; Pharmaceutical sciences; Population; Population studies; Prophylaxis; Public health; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Scientific papers; Search engines; Sepsis; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Studies; Systematic review; Vector-borne diseases; Workers; Canada; Bangladesh

Mortality following hospital discharge is an important and under-recognized contributor to overall child mortality in developing countries. The primary objective of this systematic review was to identify all studies reporting post-discharge mortality in children, estimate likelihood of death, and de...