Patricia GiglioAyers, Christine E Foley, Beth Cronin, Dayna Burrell
Investigating racial/ethnic differences in procedure experience in obstetrics & gynecology trainees at a single academic institution: a retrospective cohort study
BMC medical education
incidence venous thromboembolism vte rising among inpatients us hospitals especially among kids central venous catheters cvcs pediatric intensive care unit picu identify subgroup vterich population among picu children assess effect vte morbidity mortality data extracted multicenter virtual picu database vps children cvc presence vte primary outcome variable cause mortality secondary outcome measure prolonged mechanical ventilation primary diagnoses pediatric risk mortality 2 pim 2 score also recorded database identified 158299 picu patients cvc total 1602 patients vte 103 per 10000 picu patients multivariate analysis showed increased risk vte patients 1year old 148 130168 mechanically ventilated 248 207298 either diagnostic 232 194278 therapeutic cardiac catheterization 206 166255 picc 391 350437 percutaneous cvc 399 348461 primary diagnoses associated vte endocrinologic immunologic gastrointestinal disorders picu patients cvc vte increased odds mortality 171 147200 adjusting factors associated mortality fewer ventilator free days vfd patients without vte critically ill children cvc significant risk developing vte identification vterich population may aid design clinical trials aimed prevention vte among hospitalized picu children