Matteo Martinato, Rosanna I Comoretto, Paolo Biban, Elisa Zanonato, Alessandro Simonini, Alessia Montaguti, Eloisa Gitto, Fabio Caramelli, Stefania Ferrario, Raffaella Sagredini, Nicola Alaimo, Geremia Zito Marinosci, Emanuele Rossetti, Corrado Cecchetti, Manuela L'erario, Beatrice Vasile, Giorgio Ivani, Ezio Bonanomi, Marinella Astuto, Dario Gregori, Maria C Mondardini, Angela Amigoni
BACKGROUND: Pediatric patients affected by oncologic disease have a significant risk of clinical deterioration that requires admission to the intensive care unit. This study reported the results of a national survey describing the characteristics of Italian onco-hematological units (OHUs) and pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) that admit pediatric patients, focusing on the high-complexity treatments available before PICU admission, and evaluating the approach to the end-of-life (EOL) when cared in a PICU setting...
June 28, 2023: Minerva Anestesiologica