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[Prognostic factors in a pediatric intensive care unit].
J Garduño-Espinosa1, M E Campos-Leyva, A Fajardo-Gutiérrez
1Unidad de Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital de Pediatría, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, D.F.
Boletin Medico Del Hospital Infantil De Mexico
|November 1, 1991
Summary
Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) mortality is 30%. Key predictors of death include cardiovascular disease, need for blood products, low Glasgow score, and organ failure, especially respiratory and heart failure.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine
- Critical Care Research
- Prognostic Factor Analysis