Title of article
Mortality Rate in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU):A Local Center Experience
Author/Authors
GHAFFARI، JAVAD نويسنده , , ABBASKHANIAN، Ali نويسنده Pediatric Neurologist, Assistant Professor, Booali Sina Hospital, , Mazandaran, Iran , , Nazari، Zeinab نويسنده Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Nazari, Zeinab
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 8 سال 2014
Pages
8
From page
81
To page
88
Abstract
Introduction:
Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) has a specific location for management of children with serious and severe diseases.
Materials and Methods:
This is a crass-sectional and analytical study was performed on all children admitted in PICU of Boali Hospital from March 2010 to March 2012.
Results:
Out of 490 patient admitted in PICU, 35 was died (7.14%), but this was 6/04 % (27/447 patients) in march 2011 to march 2012. Overall, 62 cases were died (6/6%) in two years [male =30 (3.2%), female =32 (3.4%)].
Conclusion:
Mortality rate is similar with other developed countries or higher level of medical care.
Journal title
International Journal of Pediatrics
Serial Year
2014
Journal title
International Journal of Pediatrics
Record number
1367698
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