Background Children with complex chronic conditions present unique challenges to the
pediatric intensive care unit, including prolonged length of stay, complex medical regimens …

Background Improvements in the delivery of intensive care have increased survival among
even the most critically ill children, thereby leading to a growing number of children with …

Background Children with medical complexity (CMC) have high healthcare utilization and
face unique challenges during hospital admissions. The evidence describing their …

OBJECTIVES: Children with medical complexity (CMC) have high rates of mortality and
morbidity, prolonged lengths of stay, and use a disproportionately high amount of health …

OBJECTIVES: Children with medical complexity are at increased risk for critical illness and
adverse outcomes. However, there is currently no consensus definition of medical …

Background There are different definitions to identify/classify children with medical
complexity (CMC). We aimed to investigate and describe the definitions used to classify …

Introduction As paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) mortality declines, there is growing
recognition of the morbidity experienced by children surviving critical illness and their …

Background Hospitalized patients and caregivers who use a language other than English
have worse health outcomes, including longer length of stay, more frequent readmissions …

Objectives To describe the characteristics, critical care resource requirements, and
outcomes of children who were hospitalized after a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) …

OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency of children with chronic respiratory failure (CRF)
and home ventilator dependence undergoing surgery at a tertiary children's hospital, and to …