Association between sociodemographic factors, neighbourhood cigarette smoke exposure and critical illness due to respiratory condition among paediatric population in England, 2014-2023: a retrospective cohort study.
OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between sociodemographic disparities and area-level smoking with paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) respiratory admission risk and outcomes. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING English PICUs. PATIENTS Children aged <16 years admitted with respiratory illness bet...