Background Paediatric surgical care is increasingly being centralized away from low-volume
centres, and prehospital delay is considered a risk factor for more complicated appendicitis …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the geography of pediatric critical care services and the
relationship between poverty and distance to these services across the United States …

OBJECTIVES We studied hospital utilization patterns among children with technology
dependence (CTD). We hypothesized that increasing pediatric healthcare concentration …

Background: In 2015, the American College of Surgeons began its Children's Surgery
Verification Quality Improvement Program, promulgating standards intended to promote …

Neonatal interfacility transport ensures that critically ill neonatal patients can receive higher
levels of care when needed. Delays in the transport process impact the quality of care and …

Background Children with foreign bodies are often transferred from general emergency
departments (EDs) to children's hospitals for optimal management. Our objective was to …

Objective To describe the relationship between neighborhood poverty and geographic
access to pediatric inpatient care. Methods This is a retrospective, cross-sectional study …

OBJECTIVES: To describe interfacility transfers among children with complex chronic
conditions (CCCs) and determine if interfacility transfer was associated with health …

Background Acute pediatric respiratory illness is one of the most common reasons for
emergency department (ED) transfer; however, few studies have examined predictors of …

Introduction Pediatric surgical care is becoming increasingly regionalized, often resulting in
limited access. Interfacility transfers pose a significant financial and emotional burden to …