September 1, 1994Critical Care Medicine

Effectiveness and efficiency of a Dutch pediatric intensive care unit

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Population

593 consecutive, unselected pediatric patients admitted to a multidisciplinary pediatric intensive care unit…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

mean 4.4 days (length of stay)

Authors

RGReinoud J. B. J. GemkeEmma Kinderziekenhuis GBGouke J. BonselGrant Medical Center AVAdrianus J. van VughtBoston Children's Hospital

Discussion

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Implication

Supports PRISM for pediatric ICU efficiency assessment; leaves open validation by surgical status and broader populations.

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Population

593 consecutive, unselected pediatric patients admitted to a multidisciplinary pediatric intensive care unit over a 16-month period, mean age 55.0 months.

Outcome

Effectiveness (comparing severity of illness-based predicted mortality rate with vital status at discharge) and efficiency (administration of ICU-dependent therapy or mortality risk > 1%)hard clinical

The PRISM score is a valid tool for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of a pediatric intensive care unit, though performance varies by surgical status.

Limitations

Validity in stratified analysis of diagnostic subgroups remains to be further established

Cite This Study

Gemke et al. (1994) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8151eb2bdcf510039cd2cd https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-199409000-00020

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Effectiveness and efficiency of a Dutch pediatric intensive care unit

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Implication

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Effectiveness and efficiency of a Dutch pediatric intensive care unit

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

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