OBJECTIVE. We sought to inform decision-making for children and families by describing
what is known and remains unknown about the impact of childhood critical illness and injury …

Although children account for only about 3% of all deaths that occur in the United States
each year, these patients and their families have needs that are uniquely different from those …

Robert D. Truog, MD; Alexandra FM Cist, MD; Sharon E. Brackett, RN, BSN; Jeffrey P. Burns,
MD; Martha AQ Curley, RN, PhD, CCNS, FAAN; Marion Danis, MD; Michael A. DeVita, MD; …

Conclusions Parents place the highest priorities on quality of life, likelihood of improvement,
and perception of their child's pain when considering withdrawal of life support. Parents …

Aim and objective. To provide in‐depth understanding of the meaning for parents who were
present or absent during a resuscitation attempt on their child in the PICU. Background …

This paper describes a model for preoperative augmentative and alternative communication
(AAC) intervention for patients with planned admissions to the intensive care unit following …

OBJECTIVES. Case presentation and teaching performed at the bedside are declining.
Patients' preference between bedside case presentation and conference-room case …

Purpose To explore parents' experiences during the admission of their children to a pediatric
intensive care unit (PICU). Method Qualitative method using in-depth interviews. Thematic …

Although the modern pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) has followed general pediatrics
and adopted the family-centered care model, little is known about how families prospectively …

Background: Despite a gradual shift in the focus of medical care among terminally ill patients
to a palliative model, studies suggest that many children with life-limiting chronic illnesses …