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

Gündoğdu, ZÜHAL; Babaoglu, ABDULKADIR; Deveci, Murat; Tugral, Okan; Uyan, Z.

doi:10.7759/cureus.6052

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, vol.11, no.11, 2019 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 11 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.7759/cureus.6052
Journal Name: CUREUS
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Directory of Open Access Journals
Keywords: mortality, congenital heart diseases, pim scores, pediatric intensive care, CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE, CHILDREN, PREVALENCE, DISTRESS, PARENTS
Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.