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Table 1 Comparison of the resources between two groups of countries in accordance with survey responses

From: A survey on the resources and practices in pediatric critical care of resource-rich and resource-limited countries

Resourcea

Developed country (n = 34)

Developing country (n = 39)

P value

Pediatric beds

169 (88.4)

158 (211)

.79

Critical care beds

17.5 (11.5)

11.2 (6.8)

.007

Admissions/year in PICU

870.4 (548)

600.1 (504)

.03

PICU physicians

10.0 (5.8)

5.5 (4.3)

<.001

EMR

85.29 (29)

48.72 (19)

.001

Dedicated research coordinator

47.06 (16)

51.28 (20)

.72

Dedicated QI program

76.47 (26)

66.67 (26)

.36

Reliable Internet access

97.06 (33)

87.18 (34)

.13

Critical care specialization

94.12 (32)

94.87 (37)

.89

Prior participation in multicentric trials

85.2 (29)

58.9 (23)

.13

ACLS/PALS

91.18 (31)

82.05 (32)

.26

PFCCS

32.35 (11)

35.90 (14)

.75

  1. ACLS advanced cardiac life support, EMR electronic medical record, PALS pediatric advanced life support, PFCCS pediatric fundamental critical care support, PICU pediatric intensive care unit, QI quality improvement
  2. aNumerical values are presented as number (SD); categorical values are presented as percentage and number of “Yes” responses