Long-term effect of critical illness after severe paediatric burn injury on cardiac function in adolescent survivors: an observational study

BackgroundSepsis, trauma, and burn injury acutely depress systolic and diastolic cardiac function; data for long-term cardiac sequelae of paediatric critical illness are sparse. We aimed to assess long-term systolic and diastolic function, myocardial fibrosis, and exercise tolerance in adolescent survivors of severe paediatric burn injury.MethodsIn this observational study, we prospectively studied consecutive participants (any age or sex)...