Objective: To determine if elevations in plasma brain injury biomarkers are associated with
outcome at hospital discharge in children who require extracorporeal membrane …

Despite the aligned histories, development, and contemporary practices, today, pediatric
anesthesiologists are largely absent from pediatric intensive care units. Contributing to this …

Objectives: Our smart aim was to decrease the time between when a mechanically
ventilated patient was eligible for and when they underwent their first extubation readiness …

Studies of adult patients have demonstrated that weekend admissions compared with
weekday admissions had a significantly higher hospital mortality rate. We have reviewed the …

Objectives: To evaluate for any association between time of admission to the PICU and
mortality. Design: Retrospective cohort study of admissions to PICUs in the Virtual Pediatric …

Background Cardiac postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) beds are a limited resource,
and when a patient no longer requires this level of care they are quickly transferred out. We …

Background Nursing‐sensitive indicators are considered effective tools for improving the
quality of care in hospitals. However, these have not been used in paediatric intensive care …

Objectives: Adverse tracheal intubation–associated events are common in PICUs. Prior
studies suggest provider and practice factors are important contributors to tracheal …

Background Diverse settlement makes inter-facility transport of critically ill children a
necessary part of regionalized health care. There are few studies of outcomes and health …

The aim of this study was to determine the association between the time of admission (day,
night, and/or weekends) and mortality among critically ill children admitted to a pediatric …