Open AccessNontraumatic coma in the pediatric intensive care unit: etiology, clinical characteristics and outcome
Author(s) -
Muhterem Duyu,
Zeynep Karakaya,
Selin Yıldız
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2004-330
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , glasgow coma scale , odds ratio , pediatrics , pediatric intensive care unit , coma (optics) , intensive care unit , encephalopathy , surgery , physics , optics
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the etiology, clinical characteristics, and outcome of nontraumatic coma (NTC) among children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).