Factors associated with postdischarge death in children aged 5–14 years discharged from Tanzanian tertiary hospitals: a prospective observational cohort study

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Condition	Clinical topic addressed by the source article: Factors associated with postdischarge death in children aged 5–14 years discharged from Tanzanian tertiary hospitals
Key Mechanisms	Factors associated with postdischarge death included HIV infection, chronic kidney disease, symptoms lasting more than 2 weeks, leukocytosis, and discharge against medical advice.
Target Population	Population described in the source article.
Care Setting	Care setting described in the source article.

Among 744 children with known outcomes, 22 (2.9%) died within 3 months after discharge.
More than half of deaths occurred within 1 month of discharge; 13 (59.1%) occurred at home.
Reported associations with postdischarge death included HIV infection (HR 9.83), chronic kidney disease (HR 18.26), symptoms lasting more than 2 weeks (HR 4.7), leukocytosis (HR 7.94), and discharge against medical advice (HR 55.4).
Pneumonia and malignancies were each identified as probable causes of 18.2% of deaths.

Prospective cohort of 786 children aged 5–14 years admitted to paediatric wards at MNH, JKCI, and MOI; postdischarge outcomes were known for 744.

The study did not evaluate or report a treatment or prescribing intervention.

Clinical Scorecard: Factors associated with postdischarge death in children aged 5–14 years discharged from Tanzanian tertiary hospitals: a prospective observational cohort study