Three decades of pediatric intensive care: Who was admitted, what happened in intensive care, and what happened afterward

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 549-555

  Namachivayam, Poongundran ^a   Shann, Frank ^a,b,c   Shekerdemian, Lara ^a,b   Taylor, Anna ^a   Van Sloten, Irene ^d   Delzoppo, Carmel ^a   Daffey, Claire ^a   Butt, Warwick ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

children; epidemiology; outcome; pediatric intensive care; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIGLOTTIS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR;

EID: 77955457113     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181ce7427     Document Type: Article

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