Volume : 5, Issue : 7, July - 2016

Poorer outcome in PICU for children with Metabolic Acidosis Disturbance.

Melpomeni Bizhga, Sashenka Sallabanda

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Objective Design: Mortality I PICU is related to acidosis no matter is because of metabolic or respiratory disorder. Children with diseases that cause metabolic acidosis are prone to grave morbidity and mortality as well. Setting: The study is performed I UHC Mother Teresa Pediatric Hospital PICU. Patients 84 patients underwent to ABB in admission time and evaluated for prism score and death rate when discharged. Main result: Low pH especially in metabolic disorder is more related to deaths. Prism score values &gt;10 are more prone to use as a Tool for predicting outcome. Conclusions: Children with acidosis are in greater risk compared to others.</p>