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TITLE:

CAUSES OF MORTALITY IN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, RAWALPINDI

AUTHORS:

Saad Junaid, Salman Aslam, Adnan khan

ABSTRACT:

Background: Pediatric intensive care unit is considered as fundamental part of children hospital. This study was aimed to determine the causes of mortality in our PICU which may help us to modify our practices if necessary for better patient outcomes. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted over a two year period from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2016 in the PICU of Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi. All patients aged 1 month to 12 years were included in the study. SPSS version 22 was used for the analysis of data. Results: Out of 7055 admission, 1019 patients died with mortality rate of 14.4%. There were 54.8% males as compared to 45.2% females. 65.4% deaths belonged to less than 1 year and 31.8% died after 72 hours of admission. Sepsis was the leading cause of mortality (27.7%) followed by Pneumonia (23.9%) and meningitis (12.5%). Conclusion: Sepsis was the most common cause of death followed by Pneumonia & meningitis in our setting. Keywords: Mortality, PICU, Pediatric, Sepsis