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May 1, 2007Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Going back for more: An evaluation of clinical outcomes and characteristics of readmissions to a pediatric intensive care unit*

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Why the study?

Are readmissions to the pediatric intensive care unit associated with worse clinical outcomes compared to single admissions?

Population

8,885 admissions to a 16-bed medical-surgical tertiary PICU and a coexisting 15-bed pediatric cardiac…

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Authors

FOFolafoluwa O. OdetolaSCSarah J. ClarkRDRonald E. Dechert

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Overview

May warrant closer monitoring of readmitted PICU patients; leaves open whether interventions reduce risk in this observational cohort.

Structured PICO

Are readmissions to the pediatric intensive care unit associated with worse clinical outcomes compared to single admissions?

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Population
8,885 admissions to a 16-bed medical-surgical tertiary PICU and a coexisting 15-bed pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, median age 35.2 months.
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Comparator
Single admissions to the PICU
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Outcome
Mortality, length of stay, and factors associated with readmissions to the PICUhard clinical

Readmission to the PICU is associated with significantly longer length of stay and a trend toward higher mortality, with risk factors including infant age and emergent admission.

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Odetola et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a208de5f9c5f638e0cc44e2https://doi.org/10.1097/01.pcc.0000269400.67463.ac
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