Admission time and mortality rates.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to determine whether there there are any associations between time of admission and mortality rates in the pediatric intensive care unit.


METHODS
We analyzed retrospectively 210 consecutive admissions to the PICU from November 2005 to April 2006 for patients aged 1 mth to 18 yr.


RESULTS
There was no significant difference for overall mortality rates between weekend and weekday admissions (12.2% vs 17.4%, p=0.245), and daytime and evening admissions (11.3 % vs 15.4%, p=0.254). There was also no significant difference between different admission times for within 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours mortality rates.


CONCLUSIONS
In respect of the overall mortality rates, it can be said that in a closed system PICU management under the control of a pediatric intensivist there is no association between time of admission and mortality rates.
Arslankoylu
Ali Ertug
AE
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Chidren's Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Ankara, Turkey. aliertug@gmail.com
Bayrakci
Benan
B
Oymak
Yesim
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors