Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is an important clinical parameter to evaluate the health of critically ill patients in intensive care units. Thus, the real time clinical decision support systems ...

Objectives To ascertain current use of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) after paediatric cardiac arrest in UK emergency departments (EDs), and views on participating in a UK randomised controlled trial ...

A national audit has found that two Children's Health Ireland (CHI) paediatric critical care units, at Temple Street and Crumlin, are under strain.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was carried out in 92 intensive care units and 3 respiratory high dependency units in the UK. Patients aged 45 years and older with breathlessness, respiratory ...

Drug dosing and exposure throughout childhood are constantly affected by maturational changes like weight, age or body surface area. In neonatal and paediatric intensive care units (NICU and PICU, ...

Objective To evaluate the modes of death and treatment offered in the last 24 h of life to patients dying in 10 Brazilian intensive care units (ICUs) over a period of 2 years. Design and setting Cross ...

Objectives To describe end of life care in settings where, in the UK, most children die; to explore commonalities and differences within and between settings; and to test whether there are distinct, ...

Context Supporting spiritual needs is a well-established aspect of palliative care, but no data exist regarding how physicians engage with patients and families around spirituality during care ...

Objective To explore the trends and changes in the transport of children to paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) between 2013 and 2022. Design Retrospective analysis of routinely collected data.

Introduction In the general population, female children have been reported to have a survival advantage. For children admitted to paediatric intensive care units (PICUs), mortality has been reported ...

During October–December 2023, we telephoned all 54 UK neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). We asked a senior nurse/advanced neonatal nurse practitioner/doctor about type and concentration of skin ...