Andrew Argent Criteria for admission and refusal to PICU

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the good we aim to achieve• monitoring of high risk patients to rapidly identify lifethreateningproblems– early intervention to prevent major complications• provision of life support therapy– ventilation– circulatory support– other organ system support• provision of definitive diagnosis and therapy – allow majorsurgical intervention• return children to healthwhere does palliative care fit in?
…. a fundamental concept is that the aim of intensive supports isnot to treat symptoms or to cure diseases, but to care for thepatient. The object (better, the subject) of the curing/caringprocess is always the patient. The intensive supports should beused as long as they are useful to the patient, according to her/hiswishes and project of life.The way things are done can be at least as important as thespecific content of every action. In particular, the decisionshould be clear, known, and shared by all the involved subjects,
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