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- K P Dawson, G Downward, and N Mogridge.
- Department of Paediatrics, Christchurch Hospital.
- N. Z. Med. J. 1989 Feb 22; 102 (862): 75-6.
AbstractA retrospective analysis of the pattern of admission of children to the general intensive care unit of Christchurch Hospital during the period 1980-7 inclusive, is reported. Three hundred and ninety-nine children were admitted during this period and they formed 10.7% of all admissions to the unit. In addition to the intensive care specialist, a paediatrician was involved with the management on 260 occasions and a surgeon on 139 occasions. Acute epiglottitis was the single commonest medical cause for admission and trauma from motor vehicle accidents the commonest surgical reason. Overall mortality was 14.5%, 13% for medical conditions and 16% for those with surgical problems. These results are in keeping with those reported from overseas.
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