A retrospective review of general paediatric inpatient deaths over time

Amanda Roth,Adam Rapoport,Kim Widger,Jeremy Friedman

doi:10.1186/1753-6561-9-s7-a3

Abstract

Methods Data was retrospectively collected for all patients who died on the General Paediatric Ward (the Ward) or in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at this tertiary hospital, in the years 1998, 2005, and 2012. Patients who died in the PICU were considered to have a “general paediatric diagnosis” if their underlying condition or acute diagnosis would have normally resulted in admission to a General Paediatric Ward. The data elements collected were related to: demographic information about the child, health services data, information about provision and orders related to CPR at time of death and the involvement of palliative care services.

Highlights

To retrospectively review changes in the circumstances of general paediatric inpatient deaths at a tertiary hospital over three different time periods
Data was retrospectively collected for all patients who died on the General Paediatric Ward or in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at this tertiary hospital, in the years 1998, 2005, and 2012
Patients who died in the PICU were considered to have a “general paediatric diagnosis” if their underlying condition or acute diagnosis would have normally resulted in admission to a General Paediatric Ward

Summary

Introduction

To retrospectively review changes in the circumstances of general paediatric inpatient deaths at a tertiary hospital over three different time periods. Methods Data was retrospectively collected for all patients who died on the General Paediatric Ward (the Ward) or in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at this tertiary hospital, in the years 1998, 2005, and 2012. Patients who died in the PICU were considered to have a “general paediatric diagnosis” if their underlying condition or acute diagnosis would have normally resulted in admission to a General Paediatric Ward.

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