title: Outcomes of pediatric mechanical ventilation.
abstract: Mechanical ventilation is one of the most commonly used life-support technologies in the PICU, is an absolute indicator of the need for PICU care, and adds considerably to the cost of intensive care. Patients with chronic disease account for a large proportion of admissions to the PICU and of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery and neurosurgery. Although the average length of use of mechanical ventilation in the PICU is about 5 days, there is tremendous variability in the length of ventilation (SD approximately 9 days). Survival among ventilated patients varies greatly and depends mostly on the nature and severity of the underlying disease.
authors.affiliation: Outcomes Research Service, Primary Children's Medical Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Salyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017722:Hospital Charges; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000191:economics*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D014589:Utah