Table 1 Participating pediatric intensive care unit characteristics (n = 12)
No. of beds in PICUa | 15 beds (6–24) |
PICU population | |
Pediatric medical | 12 (100) |
Pediatric cardiac surgery | 5 (42) |
Pediatric neurosurgery | 6 (50) |
Pediatric other kind of surgery | 10 (83) |
Pediatric burn unit | 5 (42) |
Pediatric trauma unit | 7 (58) |
Combined PICU and NICU | 5 (42) |
Combined PICU and adult ICU | 0 |
% neonates per unita | 1% (0–45) |
No. of admissions per year | |
1–300 admissions/year | 1 (8) |
301–600 admissions/year | 5 (42) |
601–900 admissions/year | 5 (42) |
901–1200 admissions/year | 1 (8) |