Clinico-demographic profile of patients admitted in PICU at tertiary care centre in Ahmedabad.
Journal Title: Gujarat Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 73, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction :Advances in paediatrics especially in the field of intensive care have dramatically improved the prognosis for the critically ill children. Numerous conditions that were previously fatal are now treatable, and many children who previously would have sustained a permanent disability now recover completely. Aims & objectives: is to study the demographic, clinical profile, morbidity, mortality & outcome of the patients admitted in P.I.C.U. Materials&Method: It is a prosspective observational study conducted at a Paediatric I.C.U of tertiary care centre (Shardaben general hospital) affiliated with medical college during September 2017 to June 2018. Result: Out of 242 Children admitted to PICU 48.13% of the patients were infants, 53.30% were male & 46.70% female. 74.80%of the patients were directly admitted in PICU while rest were shifted from ward when the patient deteriorated. Out of total patients, 53.31% patients had respiratory system involvement, 19.84% CNS, 18.5% multisystem, 5.79% GIT, 0.83% renal, 0.83% CVS and 0.83% endocrine system involvement. .As per outcome status, 80.16% were discharged & 19.84% were expired. Among the expiries, Respiratory involvement (37.50%) was most common as primary system involvement on presentation. Conclusion: In children who required admission in PICU maximum were male infants. The occurrence of disease critical enough to warrant PICU admission, were maximum involving respiratory system.
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Purvi Patel, Halak Vasavada, Snehal Patel, Roahn Mehta, Nirav Rathod
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