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dc.contributor.authorIsmail, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorShedeed, S.A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T10:09:08Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T10:09:08Z
dc.date.issued2012EN
dc.identifier.issn1020-3397EN
dc.identifier.otherhttp://www.emro.who.int/emhj/V18/02/18_2_2012_0143_0150.pdfEN
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118457
dc.description143 - 150EN
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this prospective follow-up study was to determine the incidence and risk factors of iatrogenic illness and the outcome among cases admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit in a teaching hospital in Libya. The incidence of iatrogenic complications was 22.9% among 423 cases admitted over a 1-year period. Human error [‎18.4%]‎ followed by machine defects [‎4.5%]‎ were the most common causes of complications. The overall mortality rate was 7.6% and was significantly higher in iatrogenic cases than others [‎13.4% versus 5.8%]‎. Paediatric risk of mortality [‎PRISM]‎ score was a good predictor of risk of iatrogenic illness. Both mortality and occurrence of iatrogenic illness were significantly associated with: higher PRISM score, use of mechanical ventilation, higher bed occupancy rate in the unit, presence of respiratory and neurological diseases, prolonged duration of stay in the intensive care unit and younger age of the childEN
dc.language.isoenEN
dc.subjectIntensive Care Units, PediatricEN
dc.subjectHospitals, TeachingEN
dc.subjectProspective StudiesEN
dc.subjectFollow-Up StudiesEN
dc.subjectIncidenceEN
dc.subjectRisk FactorsEN
dc.subject.meshIatrogenic DiseaseEN
dc.titleIatrogenic illness in the paediatric intensive care unit at Gharian teaching hospital, LibyaEN
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 18 (‎2)‎, 143 - 150, 2012


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