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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Intensive Care
  • Healthcare Management
  • Sociometry

Background:

  • Complex and fluctuating care teams in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) hinder optimal patient care, particularly for long-stay patients (LSP).
  • Understanding the structure and function of PICU care teams is crucial for addressing these challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To empirically define the dynamic composition of PICU care teams for both LSP and non-LSP.
  • To analyze the differences in team composition and structure between long-stay and short-stay patients in the PICU.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective chart review of patients aged 0-21 years admitted to medical/surgical and cardiovascular PICUs.
  • Patients categorized into long-stay (LOS > 7 days) and short-stay (LOS ≤ 7 days) groups.
  • Sociometric network models used to visualize team composition and structure over time.

Main Results:

  • 35 patients included: 20 long-stay and 15 short-stay.
  • Sociometric network models visualized the complexity and dynamic nature of PICU team composition.
  • Analysis focused on the number and specialty composition of teams for different patient groups.

Conclusions:

  • PICU teams are highly dynamic, with constantly changing members.
  • Effective transmission of accurate and timely information is critical for complex patient care.
  • Studying the structure and processes of dynamic PICU teams is essential for improving patient outcomes.