Table 1 Characteristics of the responding paediatric intensive care units
Characteristic | No. of PICUs (n = 81) |
|---|---|
Continent | |
Europe | 39 (48%) |
South America | 14 (17%) |
Asia | 12 (15%) |
North America | 12 (15%) |
Africa | 2 (3%) |
Oceania | 2 (3%) |
Hospital type | |
University children’s hospital | 37 (46%) |
University hospital | 24 (30%) |
General hospital | 18 (21%) |
Other | 2 (3%) |
Type of PICU | |
Multidisciplinary/mixed | 75 (93%) |
Medical | 4 (5%) |
Cardiac | 1 (1%) |
Surgical | 1 (1%) |
Combination of PICU | |
Not combined | 66 (82%) |
With neonatal ICU | 10 (12%) |
With adult ICU | 4 (5%) |
With adult and neonatal ICU | 1 (1%) |
Size of PICU | |
1–10 beds | 33 (41%) |
11–20 beds | 28 (35%) |
21–30 beds | 16 (50%) |
> 30 beds | 4 (6%) |
Paediatric admissions (patients/year) | |
1–250 | 7 (9%) |
251–500 | 29 (36%) |
501–750 | 18 (22%) |
751–1000 | 7 (9%) |
1001–1250 | 7 (9%) |
> 1250 | 13 (16%) |
Mechanically ventilated patients | |
< 25% | 9 (11%) |
25–50% | 31 (38%) |
50–75% | 25 (31%) |
> 75% | 16 (20%) |