Predictors of unfavorable outcomes in enterovirus 71-related cardiopulmonary failure in children
Journal
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
4
Pages
331-334
Date Issued
2005
Author(s)
Abstract
Background: Enterovirus 71 (EV71) can sometimes cause fatal or disabling diseases in children; therefore EV71-infected children with cardiopulmonary failure were investigated at Chang Gung Children's Hospital to discover the prognostic predictors. Methods: We investigated 27 EV71-infected children with cardiopulmonary failure from May 2000 to September 2001 and analyzed their clinical data to find predictors associated with unfavorable outcomes of deaths or ventilator dependence. Results: Of the 27 patients, 8 (30%) died and 10 (37%) were ventilator-dependent. Troponin I levels correlated most strongly with fatality, with 5 of the 6 children with troponin I levels >40 ng/ml dying (P = 0.001). Other factors correlated with fatality were cerebrospinal fluid white blood cell count ?100/μL (P = 0.002) and initial systolic pressure ?100 mm Hg (P = 0.05). Of the 19 survivors, 10 (53%) were left with central hypoventilation, dysphagia and/or limb weakness plus atrophy. The factors associated with ventilator dependence included higher inotrope equivalent (P < 0.001), duration of hypotension ?40 hours, initial blood systolic pressure ?100 mm Hg, positive EV71 isolation and age ?12 months. Conclusions: Poor prognostic factors were related to cardiovascular and neurologic damage; therefore physicians may consider advanced cardiovascular support for EV71-infected children with cardiopulmonary failure. Copyright ? 2005 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Subjects
Cardiopulmonary failure; Enterovirus 71; Fatality; Predictor; Sequelae; Troponin I
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Other Subjects
adrenalin; dobutamine; dopamine; milrinone; troponin I; age distribution; article; atrophy; cerebrospinal fluid; child; clinical article; controlled study; correlation analysis; data analysis; dysphagia; Enterovirus 71; Enterovirus infection; female; heart failure; human; hypotension; hypoventilation; infant; leukocyte count; limb disease; lung insufficiency; male; muscle weakness; outcomes research; prediction; priority journal; systolic blood pressure; treatment outcome; ventilator; virus isolation; Child; Enterovirus; Enterovirus Infections; Female; Heart Arrest; Humans; Infant; Male; Prognosis; Severity of Illness Index; Ventilators, Mechanical
Type
journal article