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

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

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 associate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista de saúde pública 2002-12, Vol.36 (6), p.728-733
Hauptverfasser: Einloft, Paulo Roberto, Garcia, Pedro Celiny, Piva, Jefferson Pedro, Bruno, Francisco, Kipper, Délio José, Fiori, Renato M
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Sprache:por
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Age Factors
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - mortality
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Infant
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric - statistics & numerical data
Male
Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Nutrition Disorders - mortality
Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung: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. 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
ISSN:0034-8910
DOI:10.1590/S0034-89102002000700011