• Camila Sanches Lanetzki, Carlos Augusto Cardim de Oliveira, Lital Moro Bass, Sulim Abramovici, and Eduardo Juan Troster.
• Residency Program, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo (SP), Brazil. cslanetzki@hotmail.com
• Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2012 Jan 1;10(1):16-21.

ObjectiveThis study outlined the epidemiological profiles of patients who were admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Center at Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital during 2009.MethodsData were retrospectively collected for all patients admitted to the PICC during 2009. A total of 433 medical charts were reviewed, and these data were extracted using the DATAMARTS System and analyzed using the statistical software package STATA, version 11.0.ResultsThere were no statistically significant differences in regards to patient gender, and the predominant age group consisted of patients between the ages of 1 to 4 years. The average occupancy rate was 69.3% per year, and there was a greater number of admissions during April, August, and October. The average length of stay at the hospital ranged from 9.7 to 19.1 days. Respiratory diseases were the main cause for admission to the Pediatric Intensive Care Center, and the mortality rate of the patients admitted was 1.85%.ConclusionsRespiratory diseases were the most common ailment among patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Center, and the highest mortality rates were associated with neoplastic diseases.

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