Research Article
Evaluation of Paediatric Critical Care Needs and Practice in Nigeria: Paediatric Residents’ Perspective
Table 2
Types and outcomes of critical illnesses managed by the participants in the preceding 3 weeks (N = 136).
| Critical illnesses | Managed, n (%) | Admitted ICU, n (%) | Total survived, n (%) |
| Severe respiratory distress | 114 (83.8) | 34 (29.8) | 85 (74.6) | Respiratory failure | 57 (41.9) | 27 (47.4) | 17 (29.8) | Compensated shock | 75 (55.1) | 11 (14.7) | 44 (58.7) | Decompensated shock | 49 (36.0) | 13 (26.5) | 17 (34.7) | CNS/metabolic dysfunction | 71 (52.2) | 16 (22.5) | 25 (35.2) | Cardiopulmonary failure | 70 (51.5) | 14 (20.0) | 20 (28.6) |
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Percentages are denominated on the number of respondents who managed the particular illness ( n ≤ 114). |