Genetic aspects of admissions to a paediatric intensive care unit.
Of 821 consecutive admissions to a paediatric intensive care unit, 47 (5.7%) were for chromosomal or monogenic disorders. These patients had more readmissions, longer mean stays, and a higher mortality rate than the group as a whole. In two of the four cases that died of single gene disorders, failure to store DNA made genetic counseling difficult.
FitzPatrick
D R
DR
Intensive Therapy Unit, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow.
Skeoch
C H
CH
Tolmie
J L
JL
D002648:Child; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012008:Recurrence; D012606:Scotland