Saudi Med J
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To identify the causes, modes, and timing of death in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). ⋯ Infections remain a significant cause of death in the PICU. Further improvement of prevention programs and early therapy of severe infections could lower pediatric mortality. This report highlights the need for enhancing palliative care programs. The low rate of brain death diagnoses warrants further investigation.
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To evaluate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient tracheostomy outcomes. ⋯ The high mortality rate was attributed to COVID-19. Mortality and a pre-tracheostomy CRP uptrend were significantly related; uptrend patients experienced far more mortalities than downtrend patients. Unlike previous findings, mortality and intubation to tracheostomy duration were not significantly related.