This figure lower than many series quote for previously healthy children with community-acquired sepsis or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) on PICU The observed relative risk of PICU death with cancer is still highly significant at 2.9 (95 % CI 2.7–3.1), but the truth is that this reflects the overall improvement in PICU outcomes more than cancer lagging behind.
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