Long-stay pediatric patients in Japanese intensive care units: their significant presence and a newly developed, simple predictive score

Long-stay pediatric patients in Japanese intensive care units: their significant presence and a newly developed, simple predictive score

Abstract Background The length of stay (LOS) in intensive care units (ICUs) has been used as a good indicator not only for resource consumption but also for health outcomes of patients. However, data regarding pediatric LOS in Japanese ICUs are limited. The primary aim of this study was to character...

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Main Authors: Emily Knaup, Nobuyuki Nosaka, Takashi Yorifuji, Kohei Tsukahara, Hiromichi Naito, Hirokazu Tsukahara, Atsunori Nakao, for the JaRPAC Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Decision support
Intensive care
Length of stay
Mortality
Outcome
Pediatric
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-019-0392-2

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