Background The burden of pediatric critical illness and resource utilization by children with
critical illness in resource limited settings (RLS) are largely unknown. Without specific data …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the infrastructure and resources for pediatric emergency and
critical care delivery in resource-limited settings worldwide. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey …

Background The majority of childhood deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs). Many of these deaths are avoidable with basic critical care interventions …

Pediatric critical care is an important component of reducing morbidity and mortality globally.
Currently, pediatric critical care in low middle-income countries (LMICs) remains in its …

Fifteen years ago, United Nations world leaders defined millenium development goal 4
(MDG 4): to reduce under-5-year mortality rates by two-thirds by the year 2015 …

The true global burden of paediatric critical illness remains unknown. Studies on children
with life-threatening conditions are hindered by the absence of a common definition for …

Background Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) capacity is a current and future health
system challenge in Canada. Despite experiencing two pandemics over the last 15 years …

Objective: The point prevalence methodology is a valuable epidemiological study design
that can optimize patient enrollment, prospectively gather individual-level data, and measure …

The young field of pediatric critical care has reached an inflection point in its growth. Over its
first few decades, practice was driven from a select few intensive care units in rich countries …

Objectives Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) capacity is a current and future health system
challenge. Despite experiencing two pandemics in as many decades and surges every …