South West Region Critically Ill Children’s Audit

South West Audit of Critically Ill Children Annual Report April 2007 – March 2008 Contents Page no. 1. Executive Summary & recommendations.................... 3 2. Introduction and methodology ………………………….. 7 3. Regional setting ………………………………………….. 9 4. Results for region ………………………………………… 10 a) Age and gender …………………………………………… 12 b) Broad diagnostic categories........................................... 12 c) Admissions to General Intensive Care Units ………….. 16 d) to PACU - Frenchay Hospital ..................... 23 e) Admissions to paediatric High Dependency Units ……. 25 f) to paediatric Wards ……………………....... 28 5. Bristol Childrens Hospital PICU summary data ……….. 29 6. PICU retrievals ……………………………………………. 33 7. Non-PICU transfers ………………………………………. 34 8. Paediatric deaths …………………………...…………….. 36 9. Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health….. 37 10. Regional Education ………………………………………. 37 Appendix A ………………………………………………………….. 38 Appendix B ………………………………………………………….. 40 Appendix C ………………………………………………..……….. 42 Appendix D ................................................................................ 43 Appendix E …………………………………………………………. 44 Acknowledgements ................................................................... 45 2¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾1. Executive Summary & Recommendations Executive Summary The South ...