All-cause mortality in a pediatric intensive care unit at a teaching hospital in Amman, Jordan.

Background: The aim of this study was to describe the main causes of admission to a general pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), and examine the main causes of mortality in this patient population. In addition, we describe the percentage of patients who died following a failed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) versus do not resuscitate (DNR) orders.

Methods: This was a retrospective, cohort study with a chart review of admissions and mortality cases that occurred in the PICU.