The Utilization of Critical Care Resources in Pediatric Neurocritical Care Patients*

CONCLUSIONS: In children admitted to a VPS-contributing PICU, a diagnosis of acute neurologic disease was associated with greater use of resources. We have identified the most common etiologies of acute neurologic disease in the 2016 VPS cohort, and such admissions were associated with significant decrease in functional status, as well as an increase in mortality.
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research