Clinical Profile And Outcome of Patients Admitted In Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Gauhati Medical College & Hospital.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 12
Abstract
Abstract: This study was carried out with the objectives to study the clinical profile and to find the outcome of children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Assam. This retrospective study was done in children aged more than 28 days to 12 years admitted in PICU from 1 st January 2015 to 31st December 2015 when a total of 790 patients were admitted. Out of these, 529 (66.96%) cases were males and 261 (33.04%) cases were females. Maximum numbers of patients were in the age group of more than 28 days to 1 year which constituted 415 (52.53%) cases. This was followed by 1 year to less than 5 years age group which constituted 220 (i.e. 27.85%) cases. Under 5 years aged children constituted 635 (80.38%) cases. Next most common age group admitted was 5 years to 10 years with 123 (i.e. 15.57%) cases and 10 to 12 years age group constituted 32 (4.05%) cases. In this study, central nervous system was the commonest system involved (n = 241, 30.57%). Other systems involved were – respiratory system (n = 153, 19.37%), cardiovascular system (n = 83, 10.51%), gastro-intestinal system (n = 42, 5.32%), hematological (n = 40, 5.06%) and renal system (n = 29, 3.67%). Other causes include infections (n = 132, 16.71%) , metabolic (n = 24, 3.04%), Down syndrome (n = 9, 1.14%) and poisoning (n=7, 0.89%) etc. Out of the 790 patients admitted to PICU, 216 (27.34%) patients died. 409 (51.77%) cases improved. 165 (20.89%) cases constituted those who were shifted to higher center or another department or were taken against medical advice.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Indira Das, Dr. Gayatri Bezboruah, Dr. Kumud Pathak, Dr. Mahibur Rahman
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