Dying later, surviving longer
Most children who die in the UK have an underlying chronic illness, and the majority of these deaths take place in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU).[1] The overall community burden of paediatric chronic illness is increasing as the population expands and as children with chronic conditi...
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| description | Most children who die in the UK have an underlying chronic illness, and the majority of these deaths take place in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU).[1] The overall community burden of paediatric chronic illness is increasing as the population expands and as children with chronic conditions live longer. Improvements in public health measures, and in the recognition and management of paediatric critical illness, mean that children with chronic conditions are increasingly the majority population in PICU. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:5155bbae-d3d4-449b-bbf9-0474ed6f36672022-03-26T16:18:55ZDying later, surviving longerJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:5155bbae-d3d4-449b-bbf9-0474ed6f3667Symplectic Elements at OxfordBMJ Publishing Group2016Wilkinson, DWeitz, JMost children who die in the UK have an underlying chronic illness, and the majority of these deaths take place in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU).[1] The overall community burden of paediatric chronic illness is increasing as the population expands and as children with chronic conditions live longer. Improvements in public health measures, and in the recognition and management of paediatric critical illness, mean that children with chronic conditions are increasingly the majority population in PICU. |
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