Risk Factors for Mortality of Pediatric Patients Without Underlying Diseases

• Main Authors: Ling-Sai Chang (Author), Ho-Chang Kuo (Author), Chieh-Chiang Wu (Author), Hong-Ren Yu (Author), Lin Wang (Author), Hsueh-Wen Chang (Author), Kuender D. Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In this study, we investigated the risk factors for in-hospital mortality of children beyond infancy with and without underlying diseases. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all deceased patients aged 1-18 years at Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung from 2000 to 2009. The patients w...