A study of morbidity pattern in PICU at tertiary care center

Abstract

Introduction: Care of critically ill children remains one of the most demanding and challenging aspects in the field of pediatrics. PICU aims at promoting early intervention with an objective of achieving good results and better prognosis. The above study aims to see the pattern of the disease at our centre. Material and Methods: A Retrospective study of the demography, clinical profile, diagnosis of children with age group of one month to eighteen years of age admitted to PICU from September 2017 to February 2018 was done. Results: Total of 467 Patients were admitted to PICU with male and female children being 60.59% & 39.4% respectively. Diagnosis included neurological diseases (31.9%), respiratory disease (23.3%), infectious diseases (25.9%), gastrointestinal (5.7%), hematological (3.8%),renal(2.9%), cardiovascular (2.43%), endocrinal (1.07%), and others(2.9%). Average duration of stay in PICU was 2 to 3 days. Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and co- morbidity associated with diseases are less than 10% in our PICU. Conclusion: The leading cause of admission was CNS and respiratory diseases in our PICU.

Keywords

• clinical profile
• morbidity pattern
• picu