Evaluation Of Syrian Patients Followed In Children Intensive Care Unit

Aim: In this study, the clinical and demographic characteristics of Syrian patients hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit were investigated. Material and Method: The data of patients aged between 1 month and 18 years who were followed up in S.B.U Ankara Pediatrics Hematology Oncology training and research hospital between 01.03.2017-01.03.2019 were evaluated. Age, gender, reason for hospitalization, presence of chronic disease, duration of hospitalization, final status of patients, respiratory support device connection status and mortality rates were evaluated. Results: 1170 patients who were treated at S.B.U Ankara Child Health and Diseases Hematology Oncology Training and Research Hospital between 01.03.2017 and 01.03.2019 were included in this study. Of these patients, 126 (9.3%) were Syrian immigrant (SM). While the mean age of all patients was 4.26±7.22 years, it was 5,75±6,34 years among SM. While the most common reasons for hospitalization in the PICU were bronchiolitis, sepsis, pneumonia, trauma, congenital heart disease, status epilepticus, hematological diseases, oncological diseases, diabetic ketoacidosis, and metabolic diseases; bronchiolitis, sepsis, trauma, congenital heart diseases, metabolic diseases and intoxications were more common in SM patients. Conclusion: Initiatives should be taken to ensure that our SM patients, which is a problem of our country and the world, benefit from health services adequately and to take necessary measures to reduce child mortality. Raising the overall quality of life of Syrian refugees, ideally, to the level of Turkish citizens, is the most important way to solve this problem