OBJECTIVE To predict readmission in intensive care unit analyzing the first 24 hours data after intensive care unit admission. METHODS The first intensive care unit admission of patients was analyzed from January to May 2009 in a mixed unit. Readmission to the unit was considered those during the same hospital stay or within 3 months after intensive care unit discharge. Deaths during the firs...

OBJECTIVES Survival for hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients requiring pediatric intensive care unit admission may be improving. This study was conducted to review outcomes for patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation requiring admission to our pediatric intensive care unit and to identify variables impacting survival. DESIGN Retrospective database review. SETTING ...