Andrew Argent Criteria for admission and refusal to PICU

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can we do harm?• is it possible that we prolong or create suffering?– for the child– for the family• do we really understand the long-term impact of the PICUstay?• adverse events in the PICU• what is the impact of the PICU on the rest of the institution?• what about the staff who work in intensive care?
use of resourcesDiscipline Count % Averagedurationof stay% beddaysMortalityPaediatrics 411 54.44 5.4 66.61 15.6Cardiac 107 14.17 3.92 12.59 3.74Thoracic 16 2.12 3.8 1.82 0Abdominalsurgery 63 8.34 1.96 3.71 1.5Neurosurgery 26 3.44 3.11 2.43 0Other surgeryincludingaccidentsand burns 65 8.61 4.7 9.17 13.8
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