COMPARISONS OF FRENCH AND U.S.A. PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

Abstract Consecutive admissions to two pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in France ( n = 93) and the United States ( n = 248) were compared using admission demographics, and daily therapeutic and severity of illness data. Analysis of the major demographic characteristics revealed that patients in the French PICU were younger (median age; 3 months vs. 31 months, P P P P P P 3 stat blood studies/shift, 69% vs. 45%, P P P