Uso del Sistema de Clasificación Clínica en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátrica.

Translated title of the contribution: The use of the Clinical Classification System in a pediatric intensive care unit

J. Tantaleán-Da Fieno, E. Sánchez-Chacaltana, G. Nakachi-Morimoto, A. Santos-Benavides, A. Ramírez-Vega

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Abstract

All admissions to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) during a period of 33 months were retrospectively evaluated. We used the Clinical Classification System (CCS) at the time of admission; age, diagnosis, mortality and PICU stay were also evaluated. There were 1027 admissions: 794 (77.3%) with CCS-IV, 228 (22.2%) CCS-III and five (0.5%) CCS-II. The global mortality rate was 36.8%, being 46.3, 4.4 and 0% for groups IV, III and II, respectively. Mortality rate was significantly higher in group IV when compared with III (P < 0.001). Average PICU stay was 5.1 days (range: 0.5 hours-75 days), being higher in CCS-IV than in CCS-III (5.8 vs 2.7, P < 0.001). Comparing CCS with age and diagnosis, were found that mortality was significantly higher for any age group and diagnosis for CCS-IV than for III. The CCS allows to see statistical differences in mortality between groups III and IV, as well as PICU stay.

Translated title of the contributionThe use of the Clinical Classification System in a pediatric intensive care unit
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)865-869
Number of pages5
JournalBoletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México
Volume50
Issue number12
StatePublished - Dec 1993
Externally publishedYes

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