Anemia among Pediatric Critical Care Survivors: Prevalence and Resolution

To determine the incidence of anemia among pediatric critical care survivors and to determine whether it resolves within 6 months of discharge. Design. A prospective observational study. Patients with anemia upon discharge from the pediatric critical care unit (PCCU) underwent in hospital and post h...

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Published in:Critical Care Research and Practice 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.122-127
Main Authors: Ngo, Quang N., Matsui, Doreen M., Singh, Ram N., Zelcer, Shayna, Kornecki, Alik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Anemia
Critically ill children
Demographic aspects
Health aspects
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Summary:To determine the incidence of anemia among pediatric critical care survivors and to determine whether it resolves within 6 months of discharge. Design. A prospective observational study. Patients with anemia upon discharge from the pediatric critical care unit (PCCU) underwent in hospital and post hospital discharge followup (4–6 months) for hemoglobin (Hb) levels. Setting. A medical-surgical PCCU in a tertiary care center. Patients. Patients aged 28 days to 18 years who were treated in the PCCU for over 24 hours. Measurements and Main Results. 94 (24%) out of 392 eligible patients were anemic at time of discharge. Patients with anemia were older, median 8.0 yrs [(IQR 1.0–14.4) versus 3.2 yrs (IQR 0.65–9.9) (P
ISSN:2090-1305
2090-1313
DOI:10.1155/2013/684361