Anemia at pediatric intensive care unit discharge: prevalence and risk markers.

Pierre Demaret Oliver KaramMarisa TucciJacques LacroixHélène BehalAlain DuhamelFrédéric LebrunAndré MulderStéphane Leteurtre

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2017)

Anemia is highly prevalent at PICU discharge and is strongly predicted by anemia at PICU admission. The usual age-based definitions of anemia may not be relevant for critically ill children. The consequences of anemia at PICU discharge are unknown and deserve further scrutiny.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
chronic kidney disease
intensive care unit
emergency department
young adults
risk factors
mechanical ventilation
childhood cancer