Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2004
Diabetic ketoacidosis: predictors of outcome in a pediatric intensive care unit of a developing country.
To study the outcome and predictors of mortality in children with diabetic ketoacidosis. ⋯ Two thirds of children with diabetic ketoacidosis in our series had new-onset diabetes, and 13.2% died. Serum osmolality at admission was the most important predictor of death.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2004
Interactive Web sites for families and physicians of pediatric intensive care unit patients: a preliminary report.
To describe our experience with a Web-based communications program for the patients, families, and referring physicians of patients admitted to our pediatric intensive care unit. ⋯ We conclude that both families and referring physicians find Web-based communications during a child's PICU hospitalization to be very helpful. We suggest that the Web-based PICU communications be developed and studied for both medical and economic impact.