Nicholas A Ettinger, Vanessa L Hill, Christiana M Russ, Katherine J Rakoczy, Mary E Fallat, Tiffany N Wright, Karen Choong, Michael S D Agus, Benson Hsu, Elizabeth Mack, Scottie Day, Lia Lowrie, Linda Siegel, Vijay Srinivasan, Samir Gadepalli, Eliotte L Hirshberg, Niranjan Kissoon, Tessie October, Robert Francis Tamburro, Alexandre Rotta, Sue Tellez, Daniel A Rauch, Kimberly Ernst, Charles Vinocur, Vinh Thuy Lam, Barbara Romito, Nancy Hanson, Kristin Hittle Gigli, Melissa Mauro, Michael S Leonard, S Niccole Alexander, Andrew Davidoff, Gail E Besner, Marybeth Browne, Cynthia D Downard, Kenneth William Gow, Saleem Islam, Danielle Saunders Walsh, Regan Frances Williams, Vivian Thorne
The purpose of this policy statement is to update the 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report and provide enhanced guidance for institutions, administrators, and providers in the development and operation of a pediatric intermediate care unit (IMCU). Since 2004, there have been significant advances in pediatric medical, surgical, and critical care that have resulted in an evolution in the acuity and complexity of children potentially requiring IMCU admission. A group of 9 clinical experts in pediatric critical care, hospital medicine, intermediate care, and surgery developed a consensus on priority topics requiring updates, reviewed the relevant evidence, and, through a series of virtual meetings, developed the document...
May 1, 2022: Pediatrics