Comparison of survivors and nonsurvivors in pediatric intensive care.
OBJECTIVE
To identify characteristics of survivors and nonsurvivors among critically ill children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit.


METHODS
A retrospective chart review of 91 children (64 survivors and 27 nonsurvivors) compared age, gender, diagnostic category, and number of days in the ICU. Data were analyzed by Fisher's Exact Test and ANOVA.


RESULTS
There were no significant differences among groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Data contribute to the development and testing of predictive models for decision-making in pediatric intensive care.
Medicus
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Dracup
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Verzemnieks
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Brill
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D000208:Acute Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000451:nursing; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies