Comparison of chronic illness among children receiving mechanical ventilation in a cohort of children’s hospitals in 1991 and 2001

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 149; no. 6; pp. 788 - 792.e2
• Main Authors: Seferian, Edward G., Lackore, Kandace A., Rahman, Ahmed S., Naessens, James M., Williams, Arthur R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.12.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Chronic Disease - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; General aspects; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Infant; Male; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Prevalence; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Respiration, Artificial - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; ICD-9-CM; NACHRI; PICU; Human; Pediatrics; Chronic disease; 2001; Hospitalization; Artificial ventilation; Chronic; Cohort study; 1991; Hospital; Child; Mechanical ventilation; Comparative study; Public health

To compare the prevalence of chronic illness and characteristics of children who underwent mechanical ventilation in a cohort of patients at large children’s hospitals between 1991 and 2001. This was a retrospective, cross-sectional study using the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Re...