Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2022
The Utilization of Critical Care Resources in Pediatric Neurocritical Care Patients.
To define the prevalence of neurologic diagnoses and evaluate the utilization of critical care and neurocritical care (NCC) resources among children admitted to the PICU. ⋯ In children admitted to a VPS-contributing PICU, a diagnosis of acute neurologic disease was associated with greater use of resources. We have identified the most common etiologies of acute neurologic disease in the 2016 VPS cohort, and such admissions were associated with significant decrease in functional status, as well as an increase in mortality.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2022
Enhanced Efficiency in Pediatric Interfacility Transport Through a Centralized Hospital System Communication Center.
Assess the implementation of a new centralized communication center and the effect on our institution's interfacility transport team's ability to respond to requests for patient transport. ⋯ A centralized communication center for pediatric hospital patient flow that included specialized critical care patient transport has increased transport capacity and enhanced efficiency throughout our multicampus hospital system.