Population differences between PICU and other ICUs
| Paediatrics | Neonates | Adults | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensive care units in England, Wales and NI | 27 | 174* | 205 |
| Admissions in 2012 | 16 530 | 54 409 | 131 479 |
| Admissions per 100 000 population | 125 | 7456† | 294 |
| Mortality‡ (%) | 3.8 | 16§ | 14.9 |
Sources: Paediatrics: Adapted from 2013 Annual report, Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network.1 Neonates: National Neonatal Audit Project annual report 2012. Adults: Key statistics from Case Mix programme database 2011–2012, Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre. Population data: Adapted from data from the Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government License V.1.0.
*Data from England and Wales only.
†Admissions per 100 000 live births.
‡All mortality data shown are up to unit discharge only.
§Mortality data for babies born <30+0 gestation only.
PICU, paediatric intensive care units.