Iatrogenic events contributing to paediatric intensive care unit admission

CONCLUSION: In our setting, the number of PICU admissions associated with iatrogenic events is significant and comparable to adult data on admission to ICU caused by iatrogenic events. The categories with most potential for improvement are nosocomial infections and the wrong management decisions / delayed diagnoses. Focused measures on these iatrogenic events may have a major impact on patient outcome, availability of PICU resources and healthcare costs.PMID:33635535 | DOI:10.4414/smw.2021.20414
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research