Clinical profile of patients admitted to the PICU of a tertiary care teaching hospital
Journal Title: Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: There is a dearth of data on the clinical and etiological spectrum of PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) admissions from India, especially from post graduation teaching institutes. Aim: The current study was undertaken to study the clinical profile of patients admitted to the PICU of a tertiary care post graduation teaching institute. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective observational study done over 6 months (June – Nov 2016) in the PICU of a tertiary care teaching hospital, where critically ill children were admitted and observations recorded. Data was later analyzed using the Epi-info software version 7.5.1. Results: A total of 287 patients were admitted of whom majority were males and belonged to the rural areas. Most common clinical indication for PICU admission was respiratory (46.2%) and the most common single primary diagnosis was sepsis (40.06%). MODS (44.3%) was the major comorbidity. The major procedure done was endo-tracheal intubation in 66.2% (190/287) patients. Majority 86.7% (249/287) patients improved, were shifted to ward and later discharged. Death occurred in 8.0% (23/287). Conclusion: Clinical profile of patients admitted to our PICU was similar to that of other hospitals.
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Gaurav Mukhija, Surabhi Chandra, PL Prasad
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