Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2014
ReviewUnderstanding the Global Epidemiology of Pediatric Critical Illness: The Power, Pitfalls, and Practicalities of Point Prevalence Studies.
The point prevalence methodology is a valuable epidemiological study design that can optimize patient enrollment, prospectively gather individual-level data, and measure practice variability across a large number of geographic regions and healthcare settings. The objective of this article is to review the design, implementation, and analysis of recent point prevalence studies investigating the global epidemiology of pediatric critical illness. ⋯ Point prevalence studies in pediatric critical care can efficiently provide valuable insight on the global epidemiology of disease and practice patterns for critically ill children.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2014
Editorial CommentSerum biomarkers of brain injury: a call for collaboration*.