Association between Down syndrome and mortality in young children with critical illness: A propensity-matched analysis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2015, Pages e506-e511

  Gupta, Punkaj ^a   Rettiganti, Mallikarjuna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Critical illness; Down syndrome; Mortality; Propensity matching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; STRATIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84945496475     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13138     Document Type: Article

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