Long-term Outcomes
Long-term outcomes following COVID-19 in Pediatrics
National Principal Investigator
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Dr. Choong is a pediatric intensivist and professor at McMaster University with an academic focus on rehabilitation, outcomes research and recovery. She is a trained methodologist and a world leader in longterm PICU outcomes and rehabilitation research. She has successfully led multiple prospective follow-up studies, and is the co-principal applicant for “REVIVE”, a national CIHR-funded study evaluating frailty and rehabilitation outcomes in adults and children with COVID-19. She has expertise in coordinating and collaborating with investigators and research networks at a national and international level, to link follow up and outcomes data. Dr. Choong is the Lead for the POPCORN Project Theme, Long-term Outcomes Project.
What Do We Want To Know?
This study is exploring the long-term healthcare utilization and healthcare costs among children who were infected with COVID-19, compared to children infected with other respiratory viruses.
How Are We Doing It?
This study is underway and will use information from a national administrative health database from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
How Is the Project Going?
CIHI data has been received and analysis is ongoing.
What Specific Data Are We Collecting?
If you're interested in learning about the specific data we're collecting for this project, please visit the Maelstrom website.
Who Is Included?
This study uses administrative health data that does not have any patient identifiers.
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