A STUDY OF THE CAUSES OF READMISSIONS IN ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS | ||||
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| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2025, Page 59-60 | ||||
| Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2025.368357.2116 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
magdy abdelfatah Ramadan1; Manal abdelmalak2; Melchisedeck Isikemmeta Mandwa  2
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| 1Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Introduction Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) readmissions can pose challenges to hospital efficiency, potentially causing delays in admitting other critically ill patients or those requiring major elective surgeries. Overall, studies done to identify the causes of PICU readmissions have shown that the rates of readmissions have ranged from 1.6% to 60%.(2,18,28-30). Factors such as complex chronic conditions (CCCs), increased severity of illness, source of admission, longer PICU length of stay, need for mechanical ventilation, age less than 6 months, and a diagnosis of delirium have been associated with subsequent readmission. Regardless of its underlying cause, unplanned readmissions among pediatric patients impose significant financial strains on the healthcare system, and result in unwarranted disruptions for both patients and their caregivers, impeding an optimal patient experience. Aim of the work This study was done to identify the incidence and causes of readmission to PICU as well as compares the clinical outcome among readmitted and non-readmitted patients. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| READMISSIONS; (PICU); (CCCs) | ||||
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