INTENSIVE CARE ADMISSIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH IMPORTED MALARIA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Abstract

This study describes 977 children with imported malaria in England and Wales between 2004 and 2008, focusing on 29 (3.0%) patients admitted to intensive care, of whom 10 had cerebral malaria, 4 required inotropes, and 1 had concurrent septicemia. The remaining 14 were admitted for monitoring only. None died, but 1 child developed cerebellar infarction.