Table 3 NSW hospital admissions that include ICU 2010–2013: principal admission diagnosis by child age and hospital type
From: Pediatric admissions that include intensive care: a population-based study
PICU hospitals | Non-PICU hospitals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Reason for admission | n (%) | Reason for admission | n (%) |
> 28 days to < 12 months | 1. respiratory | 869 (37.9) | 1. respiratory | 20 (47.6) |
2. congenital anomaly | 760 (33.1) | 2. other (perinatal-related) | 7 (16.7) | |
3. other infectious | 115 (5.0) | 3 injury | 5 (11.9) | |
4. neoplasm | 76 (3.3) | 4. congenital anomaly | a (4.8) | |
5. neurological | 69 (3.0) | 5. other infectious | a (4.8) | |
≥1 year to < 5 years | 1. respiratory | 672 (28.6) | 1.respiratory | 38 (40.4) |
2. congenital anomaly | 509 (21.7) | 2. injury | 18 (19.2) | |
3. neurological | 253 (10.8) | 3 neurological | 14 (14.9) | |
4. injury | 211 (9.0) | 4. endocrine disorders | 9 (9.6) | |
5. neoplasm | 207 (8.8) | 5. circulatory | a (3.2) | |
≥5 years to < 16 years | 1.respiratory | 471 (19.5) | 1. injury | 114 (33.9) |
2. congenital anomaly | 330 (13.7) | 2. endocrine disorders | 68 (20.2) | |
3. neurological | 275 (11.4) | 3 respiratory | 63 (18.8) | |
4. neoplasm | 251 (10.4) | 4. circulatory | 15 (4.5) | |
5. injury | 235 (9.7) | 5. neurological | 15 (4.5) | |