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A sixteen-year epidemiological profile of a pediatric intensive care unit, Brazil

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Summary:OBJECTIVE: To review epidemiological data from patients admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Brazil, and to compare them to medical aspects associated to disease severity and mortality. Also, to profile these patients, including demographic data, disease prevalence, mortality rates and associated factors. METHODS: Retrospective data were collected from all patients admitted in a PICU of a university hospital between 1978 and 1994. Data were presented as percentages and compared using Chi-square, and calculating the relative risk (RR) with a 95% confidence interval, p
Main Authors:Einloft, Paulo Roberto
Other Authors:Garcia, Pedro Celiny; Piva, Jefferson Pedro; Bruno, Francisco; Kipper, Délio José; Fiori, Renato M
Subject:Inpatients Infant mortality Intensive care units Pediatric Protein-energy malnutrition Medical records Sex distribution Age distribution Risk factors Pacientes internados Mortalidade infantil Unidades de terapia intensiva pediátrica Desnutrição protéico-energética Registros médicos Distribuição por idade Distribuição por sexo
Year:2002
Country:Brazil
Document type:article
Access type:unknown
Associated institution:IBICT
Language:Portuguese
Origin:Oasisbr

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