Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
[Characteristics of patients and use of resource in French pediatric intensive care units. Le groupe francophone de Rèanimation et urgences pédiatriques].
Evaluation of case-mix and resource consumption in pediatric intensive care units (ICU) is required. ⋯ The results of this study can be used for interinstitutional comparison and a broader appraisal of pediatric intensive care. They illustrate the relationship between severity of illness and resource consumption. French pediatric ICU efficiency seems to be high, as compared to North American and Dutch results.