title: Demographic profile and outcome analysis of a paediatric intensive care unit in a paediatric hospital in Kolkata.
abstract: A prospective observational study was performed to know the profile and outcome of paediatric Intensive care unit admitted patients. Paediatric intensive care unit admitted patients are mostly male (65%), suffering from critical respiratory (36%) and CNS diseases (35.4%). The survival at paediatric intensive care unit was 37.5% (25% were mechanically ventilated). Successful mechanical ventilation was done for 45 days. Major cause of mortality was sepsis with multiorgan dysfunction. Commonest organism Isolated from blood was Klebsiella pneumoniae (38%). Most Gram-negative organisms were sensitive only to carbapenems, some were sensitive only to polymyxin B. All staphylococci were resistant to vancomycin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Medicine, Dr BC Roy Postgraduate Institute of Paediatric Sciences, Kolkata 700054.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Medicine, Dr BC Roy Postgraduate Institute of Paediatric Sciences, Kolkata 700054.
authors.forename: Kallol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bose
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Medicine, Dr BC Roy Postgraduate Institute of Paediatric Sciences, Kolkata 700054.
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Sorkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Medicine, Dr BC Roy Postgraduate Institute of Paediatric Sciences, Kolkata 700054.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000639:trends; D011446:Prospective Studies