A review of paediatric admissions to a general intensive therapy unit over a 13-year period.
Paediatric admissions to a general ITU are briefly reviewed. Although it may not be an ideal arrangement it is suggested that children can be safely cared for in such a unit. The problems created by the child with acute upper airway obstruction are discussed to demonstrate the way in which the unit is organized to receive acutely ill children.
D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009026:Mortality; D010343:Patient Admission