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A National Survey of Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Pakistan
Joint Authors
Hamid, Muhammad H.
Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed
Siddiqui, Naveed R.
Ladak, Laila A.
Mirza, Sadiq
Haque, Anwarul
Source
Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To describe the structure, staffing resources, equipment, academic activities, and characteristics of pediatric population of pediatric intensive care units across the country.
Material & Method.
This was a prospective, descriptive, and observational survey of pediatric intensive care units from January to December 2009 across Pakistan.
A questionnaire survey was emailed to director of each unit.
Results.
16 PICUs were participated in this survey (100% response rate).
A total of units with 155 beds were identified (1.1 bed /500,000 children).
Regarding the categories, 12 (75%) were medical, 3 (19%) were pure cardiac intensive care units, and one unit (6%) was combined multidisciplinary cardiothoracic unit.
13 (81%) units were in public sector as compared to 3 (19%) were in private sector.
The mean unit size was 9.7 (range 4–28) beds.
Twelve (75%) units were located in three large cities.
Only 3 (19%) units have trained intensivist.
37% (6/16) had nurse to patient ratio of 1 : 1-1 : 2 while others had ratios of 1 : 3–1 : 5 with all nurses specialized trained for pediatric intensive care units with bachelor degree or diploma in nursing.
Only 50% had capacity for invasive monitoring.
Conclusion.
We found inadequacies in several aspects of PICUs in Pakistan including fewer PICUs, inadequate PICU beds, and lack of trained personal to look after critically ill pediatric population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haque, Anwarul& Ladak, Laila A.& Hamid, Muhammad H.& Mirza, Sadiq& Siddiqui, Naveed R.& Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed. 2014. A National Survey of Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Pakistan. Journal of Critical Care Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haque, Anwarul…[et al.]. A National Survey of Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Pakistan. Journal of Critical Care Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Haque, Anwarul& Ladak, Laila A.& Hamid, Muhammad H.& Mirza, Sadiq& Siddiqui, Naveed R.& Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed. A National Survey of Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Pakistan. Journal of Critical Care Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-502564