Epidemiology of Pediatric Critical Illness in a Population-Based Birth Cohort in Olmsted County, MN.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Investigations of pediatric critical illness typically focus on inpatient cohorts drawn from wide referral areas and diverse healthcare systems. Cohorts amenable to investigating the full spectrum of critical illness as it develops within a community have yet to be studied in the United States. Our objective was to provide the first epidemiologic report of the incidence and presentation of pediatric critical illness within a U.S. population-based birth cohort.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

A geographically defined community (Olmsted, MN) with medical record linkage across all health systems. All ICU services are provided within a single children's hospital.

Patients

A birth cohort of children (n =9,441) born 2003-2007 in Olmsted County,

SUBMITTER: Crow SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5336468 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature