PURPOSE: We developed and performed the initial retrospective validation of a pediatric
severity of illness score. The score is to preemptively identify hospitalized children who are …

Introduction Adverse outcomes following clinical deterioration in children admitted to hospital
wards is frequently preventable. Identification of children for referral to critical care experts …

Introduction The timely provision of critical care to hospitalised patients at risk for cardiopulmonary
arrest is contingent upon identification and referral by frontline providers. Current …

Objective: To describe the incidence, survival, and neurologic outcome of in–intensive-care-unit
(ICU) cardiac arrest and to identify factors predictive of survival to hospital discharge. …

Importance There is limited evidence that the use of severity of illness scores in pediatric
patients can facilitate timely admission to the intensive care unit or improve patient outcomes. …

Introduction: Errors in the concentration of intravenous medications are not uncommon. We
evaluated steps in the infusion-preparation process to identify factors associated with …

Objectives: To measure the level of moral distress in PICU and neonatal ICU health practitioners,
and to describe the relationship of moral distress with demographic factors, burnout, …

Background: Fatigue in physician trainees may compromise patient safety and the well-being
of the trainees and limit the educational opportunities provided by training programs. …

Measurement of energy expenditure is important in order to determine basal metabolic rate
and inform energy prescription provided. Indirect calorimetry is the reference standard and …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to describe the volume of clinical information
documented in critical illness, its relationship to the use of intensive care unit (ICU) technology, …