LOTUS
Long Term Outcomes After Pediatric Sepsis – LOTUS Study Project
More children are surviving sepsis than ever before. These survival rates have seen an increase in problems at discharge often referred to as ‘morbidity’ including limb amputations, loss of hearing and emotional distress. However, the long-term impacts of children surviving sepsis are yet to be understood.
Appreciating that a child’s admission to hospital can impact not only the child themselves but also their family, the LOTUS study aims to incorporate this idea to better understand the long-term outcomes of children now surviving sepsis and the influence this may have on their families too.
Focussing on areas that have been identified in other long-term research such a physical, cognitive, social and emotional health; caregivers of children treated for severe sepsis and septic shock in Queensland will be invited to complete an online survey addressing these interest areas.
With a key interest understanding if sepsis impacts the behaviours that enable a child to best excel in their environment (adaptive behaviour) it is hoped from this study, a better collective understanding of long-term impacts associated with sepsis survivorship can be identified.
In doing this, we hope to understand these issues so we can be better prepared in providing care and support to you, your child and your family to facilitate a better transition home and into the future.
Research team:
Jessicah Minogue RN RM
A/Prof. Debbie Long
Prof. Samantha Keogh
Prof. Luregn Schlapbach
For more information about the Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Program and the Family Support Network Click Here