This study aimed to evaluate preoperative risk factors in pediatric patients and to determine their effectiveness in predicting intensive care unit admission within 72 hours. The study also aimed to better define the pediatric population and identify factors associated with perioperative risk.
The aim of this study was to evaluate preoperative risk factors and determine their effectiveness in predicting ICU admission after emergency or elective surgery in pediatric patients . To achieve this aim, data such as gender, age, height, weight, history of prematurity, post-conceptional week, ASA physical status (ASA-PS), comorbidites, history of previous anesthesia, type of surgery, tumor surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy history, surgical risk classification, and difficult airway were recorded.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
326
Tuğba Yeşilyurt Doğu
Istanbul, Istanbul, Fatih, Turkey (Türkiye)
Postoperative Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PİCU) Admission
Number of participants requiring admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) within 72 hours after surgery. PICU admission was recorded as a binary outcome (yes/no).
Time frame: Within 72 hours after surgery
Postoperative PICU admission
Number of participants of Postoperative Pediatric Intensive Care Unit admission
Time frame: postoperative follow-up ( in 72 hours)
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