Table 2.

Distribution of Diagnoses among the critically ill children

Diagnoses	Frequency n = 300	Percent %
Severe Malariaa	89	29.7
Sepsisb	75	25.0
Diarrheal diseasesc	57	19.0
Respiratory diseasesd	44	14.7
Meningoencephalitis	25	8.3
Otherse	10	3.3

^aSevere malarial anemia ± CCF, Cerebral malaria, Prostration, hypoglycemia, Jaundice, hemoglobinuria, hyperpyrexia,

^bSepsis, severe sepsis, Septic shock, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

^cAcute gastroenteritis, Hypovolemic shock, Enteric fever

^dBronchopneumonia, Bronchiolitis, Pharyngotonsilitis, Empyema thoracis, Acute otitis media

^eAcute renal disease, Intestinal obstruction, seizure disorders