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FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.795158
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pediatric intensive care unit (PICU); critically ill children; outcome; trends; hemato-oncology
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This study retrospectively analyzed the admissions and outcomes of children with hemo-oncologic disease in a PICU. The study found that emergency admissions had a higher mortality rate, with severe neutropenia at admission and invasive mechanical ventilation identified as independent risk factors for PICU death. Additionally, there was a notable increase in the total number of PICU admissions of hemo-oncologic patients over time.
IntroductionMortality in children with hemato-oncologic disease admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is higher compared to the general population. The reasons for this fact remain unexplored. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes and trends in hemato-oncologic patients admitted to a PICU, with analytical emphasis on emergency admissions. MethodsPatients with a hemato-oncologic diagnosis admitted to a tertiary care university hospital PICU between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Additionally, patient mortality 6 months after PICU admission and follow-up mortality until 31 December 2020 were recorded. Measurements and Main ResultsWe reviewed a total of 701 PICU admissions of 338 children with hemato-oncologic disease, of which 28.5% were emergency admissions with 200 admissions of 122 patients. Of these, 22 patients died, representing a patient mortality of 18.0% and an admission mortality of 11.0% in this group. Follow-up patient mortality was 25.4% in emergency-admitted children. Multivariable analysis revealed severe neutropenia at admission and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) as independent risk factors for PICU death (p = 0.029 and p = 0.002). The total number of PICU admissions of hemato-oncologic patients rose notably over time, from 44 in 2009 to 125 in 2019. ConclusionAlthough a high proportion of emergency PICU admissions of hemato-oncologic patients required intensive organ support, mortality seemed to be lower than previously reported. Moreover, in this study, total PICU admissions of the respective children rose notably over time.
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