Table 1 Reasons for admission to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Cause of admission to the PICU | Total patients | Patients with evaluation of microcirculation (T1or T2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Cardiac surgery | 39 | 37.1 | 9 | 50 |
Respiratory disease | 32 | 30.5 | 4 | 22.2 |
Cardiac failure | 14 | 13.3 | - | - |
Neurosurgery | 5 | 4.8 | 1 | 5.6 |
Cardiac arrest | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | 16.7 |
Dehydration | 3 | 2.9 | - | - |
Seizures | 2 | 1.9 | 1 | 5.6 |
Diabetic ketoacidosis | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Domiciliary ventilation control | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Hypertensive crisis | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Renal failure | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Haemathemesis | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orthopaedic surgery | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Septic shock | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Total | 105 | 100% | 18 | 100% |