Over 200,000 patients are admitted into pediatric intensive care units (PICU) annually in
North America, exposing families to extreme psychosocial stressors and adverse outcomes …

Objectives Experienced physicians must rapidly identify ill pediatric patients. We evaluated
the ability of an illness rating score (IRS) to predict admission to a pediatric hospital and …

OBJECTIVE: Describe clinical outcomes and risk factors for ICU readmissions in a cohort of
children who underwent tracheostomy placement after cardiac arrest. METHODS: A …

Objective To quantify the characteristics of children admitted to neonatal units (NNUs) and
paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) before the age of 2 years. Design A data linkage …

Children with medical complexity (CMC) and children with chronic critical illness (CCI)
represent growing populations with high healthcare use and dependence on specialized …

Preterm or premature birth is when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Around
8% of babies born in the United Kingdom (UK) each year are preterm (60,000 babies …

Chapter Objectives To define “health complexity” and the importance of medical and
“behavioral health” information in value-based, integrated case management. To describe …

Homelessness is a growing crisis in the United States (US). Across the country, children
represent a large proportion of the homeless population. When these children experience …

A Phenomenological Study of How the Experiences of Spanish-Speaking Parents/Family
Caregivers in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Page 1 A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF …