TY - JOUR T1 - Admission, discharge and triage guidelines for paediatric intensive care units in Spain JO - Anales de Pediatría (English Edition) T2 - AU - de la Oliva,Pedro AU - Cambra-Lasaosa,Francisco José AU - Quintana-Díaz,Manuel AU - Rey-Galán,Corsino AU - Sánchez-Díaz,Juan Ignacio AU - Martín-Delgado,María Cruz AU - de Carlos-Vicente,Juan Carlos AU - Hernández-Rastrollo,Ramón AU - Holanda-Peña,María Soledad AU - Pilar-Orive,Francisco Javier AU - Ocete-Hita,Esther AU - Rodríguez-Núñez,Antonio AU - Serrano-González,Ana AU - Blanch,Luis SN - 23412879 M3 - 10.1016/j.anpede.2017.10.002 DO - 10.1016/j.anpede.2017.10.002 UR - https://www.analesdepediatria.org/en-admission-discharge-triage-guidelines-for-articulo-S2341287918300504 AB - A paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a separate physical facility or unit specifically designed for the treatment of paediatric patients who, because of the severity of illness or other life-threatening conditions, require comprehensive and continuous intensive care by a medical team with special skills in paediatric intensive care medicine. Timely and personal intervention in intensive care reduces mortality, reduces length of stay, and decreases cost of care. With the aim of defending the right of the child to receive the highest attainable standard of health and the facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation, as well as ensuring the quality of care and the safety of critically ill paediatric patients, the Spanish Association of Paediatrics (AEP), Spanish Society of Paediatric Intensive Care (SECIP) and Spanish Society of Critical Care (SEMICYUC) have approved the guidelines for the admission, discharge and triage for Spanish PICUs. By using these guidelines, the performance of Spanish paediatric intensive care units can be optimised and paediatric patients can receive the appropriate level of care for their clinical condition. ER -