Mortality Rate in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU): A Local Center Experience
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Introduction: Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) has a specific location for management of children with serious and severe diseases. Methods: This is s crass-sectional – analytical Study was performed on all children admitted in Boali hospitals PICU from March 2010 to March 2012 (2 years). 937 patients were analyzed. Results: Out of 490 patient admitted in PICU (march2010 to march 2011), 35 was died (7.14%) but this was 6/04% (27/447 patients) in march2011 to march 2012 (table-1). Overall, 62 cases were died (6/6%) in two years [male =30 (3.2%), female =32 (3.4%)]. In conclusion, mortality rate is similar with other developed countries or higher level of medical care.
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volume 2 issue 3.2
pages 81- 88
publication date 2014-08-01
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