A Study of Mortality in Cardiac Patients in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Gündoğdu Z., Babaoglu K., Deveci M., Tugral O., Uyan Z. S.

CUREUS, cilt.11, sa.11, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7759/cureus.6052
  • Dergi Adı: CUREUS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: mortality, congenital heart diseases, pim scores, pediatric intensive care, CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE, CHILDREN, PREVALENCE, DISTRESS, PARENTS
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: One of the major causes of mortality in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is heart disease. This study aimed to determine the causes of mortality in children with preexisting cardiac abnormalities who were admitted into the PICU.