Abstract Objective To analyze institutional policies of Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) for family participation in the care of hospitalized children. Methods This was a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, based on documentary analysis guided by content analysis and the Child and Family Centered Care (CFCC) model. Searches were made for Brazilian laws, resolutions and policies related to family participation in the context of PICU hospitalization, and a survey of all PICUs in the city of São Paulo was conducted […]

Abstract Objective: To characterize the clinical and demographic profile of children and adolescents admitted to the Pediatric Oncology Intensive Care Center in exclusive palliative care between 2008 and 2018. Methods: Retrospective and quantitative study with analysis of all medical records of children and adolescents in exclusive palliative care (n=57). Results: We identified that most hospitalizations (64.9%) involved children, 85.9% of children/adolescents lived in Rio de Janeiro and 98.2% remained accompanied by relatives during the hospitalization period. In terms of religion, […]