Outcome of PICU in Benha University in Last 2 Years | ||||
Benha Medical Journal | ||||
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 September 2024 PDF (598.27 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2024.303430.2120 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Alzahraa Abdelmonem Alshakawy 1; Sherif Mohamed El Taher2; Effat Hussein Asar3; Shaheen Ali Yasseen4; Mohamed mohamed shehab5 | ||||
1Department of Pediatrics , Faculty of Medicine, Benha University | ||||
2Professor of public health and community medicine, Faculty of medicine-Benha university, Egypt | ||||
3Professor of pediatrics, Faculty of medicine, Benha university, Egypt | ||||
4Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of medicine, Benha university, Egypt | ||||
5Assistant professor of pediatric, Faculty of medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Patterns of admission and treatment outcomes in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) vary in different regions of the globe. The most common admission reason for pediatric cases to the PICU are trauma, postoperative treatment, complicated meningitis, cardiovascular, neurological, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and septic shock. Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted on children aged above 18 years old, both sexes and patients fulfilled the criteria of pediatric PICU admission and discharge criteria of American academy of Pediatrics (AAP). admitted at PICU at Benha University Hospitals. All patients underwent complete history taking, clinical examination, routine laboratory investigations and specific investigations. Results: Logistic regression analysis with odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) predicting Recovery rate. Odds ratio of Recovery rate was Duration of stay (days), with a significant logistic regression relationship between the two variables (p= | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Outcome; PICU; Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Benha University | ||||
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