Characteristics and outcome of long-stay patients in a paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorMorrow, B Men_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorArgent, A Cen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNupen, Tracey Leeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-02T08:48:05Z
dc.date.available2016-06-02T08:48:05Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To describe a rational basis for the definition of a long-stay patient (LSP) in a South African paediatric intensive care unit (PICU); to review the characteristics and outcomes of the patients who comply with the LSP definition; to assess the proportion of resources allocated to the LSP cohort; and to determine if the results of this study could be used as a predictive tool for future admissions. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of routine data collected over one calendar year (2009) from a 20-bedded multidisciplinary PICU was conducted. The definition of a LSP in this setting was established using various models. The characteristics and outcomes of the long- and short- stay groups were compared using nonparametric Mann-Whitney U and Chi2 tests, with significant results entered into a stepwise multiple regression model. The proportion of ICU days consumed by LSP was calculated. Human Research Ethics Committee approval was obtained (Ref/Rec 105/2011).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNupen, T. L. (2015). <i>Characteristics and outcome of long-stay patients in a paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19902en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNupen, Tracey Lee. <i>"Characteristics and outcome of long-stay patients in a paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19902en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNupen, T. 2015. Characteristics and outcome of long-stay patients in a paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Nupen, Tracey Lee AB - Objectives: To describe a rational basis for the definition of a long-stay patient (LSP) in a South African paediatric intensive care unit (PICU); to review the characteristics and outcomes of the patients who comply with the LSP definition; to assess the proportion of resources allocated to the LSP cohort; and to determine if the results of this study could be used as a predictive tool for future admissions. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of routine data collected over one calendar year (2009) from a 20-bedded multidisciplinary PICU was conducted. The definition of a LSP in this setting was established using various models. The characteristics and outcomes of the long- and short- stay groups were compared using nonparametric Mann-Whitney U and Chi2 tests, with significant results entered into a stepwise multiple regression model. The proportion of ICU days consumed by LSP was calculated. Human Research Ethics Committee approval was obtained (Ref/Rec 105/2011). DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Characteristics and outcome of long-stay patients in a paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africa TI - Characteristics and outcome of long-stay patients in a paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19902 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19902
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNupen TL. Characteristics and outcome of long-stay patients in a paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19902en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Healthen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPaediatricsen_ZA
dc.titleCharacteristics and outcome of long-stay patients in a paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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