Objectives: To describe at the individual patient level the pathophysiologic processes
contributing to morbidity and mortality in PICUs and therapeutic additions and advances that …

Abstract Background Intensive Care Medicine set us the task of outlining a global clinical
research agenda for paediatric intensive care (PIC). In line with the clinical focus of this …

OBJECTIVES: Large populations of chronically critically ill patients test the critical care
system's resource utilization ability. Defining and tracking this group is necessary for census …

Background: For long-stay patients (LSP) in pediatric intensive care units (PICU), frequently
rotating providers can lead to ineffective information sharing and retention, varying goals …

Postoperative delirium is a serious complication that relates to poor outcomes. A risk
prediction model could help the staff screen for children at high risk for postoperative …

Background Potentially inappropriate treatment in critically ill adults is associated with
healthcare provider distress and burnout. Knowledge regarding perceived potentially …

Even though children with medical complexity represent less than 1 percent of the US
pediatric population, they are among the costliest users of the health care system. Much of …

OBJECTIVES To identify the degree of concordance and characterize demographic and
clinical differences between commonly used definitions of multisystem medical complexity in …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Families of children with medical complexity manage a
multitude of care responsibilities that must be carefully coordinated alongside typical family …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of the utilization of primary intensivists and primary
nurses for long-stay patients in large, academic PICU and ascertain how these practices are …