Health related quality of life in survivors of acute respiratory illness who required invasive respiratory support in a tertiary Pediatric ICU - A Prospective observational study

Journal Title: Journal Of Pediatric Critical Care - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 6

Abstract

To assess long term health related quality of life in all PICU survivors with acute respiratory illness requiring invasive respiratory support, three to eight years after discharge

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Siva Prasad, Pragathesh P, Jewel Prasad, Ebor James

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  • EP ID EP443040
  • DOI 10.21304/2018.0506.00460
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Siva Prasad, Pragathesh P, Jewel Prasad, Ebor James (2018). Health related quality of life in survivors of acute respiratory illness who required invasive respiratory support in a tertiary Pediatric ICU - A Prospective observational study. Journal Of Pediatric Critical Care, 5(6), 75-75. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-443040