The characteristics, pattern of injury and outcome of children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit following an inflicted injury

Abstract

Objective: To describe the characteristics, pattern of injury and outcome of children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) following an inflicted injury. Design, setting and participants: A retrospective review of hospital records from a 30-bed PICU in a university teaching hospital, examining data for children admitted to the PICU after an inflicted injury from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2013. Main outcome measures: The hospital records of 46 children with an inflicted injury were reviewed. Outcome was categorised using the Pediatric Overall Performance Category score. Results: Sixty-one percent of children admitted to the PICU after an inflicted injury were aged under 12 ..