Q&A: ‘Accumulated experience’ guides new AAP recommendations on pediatric IMCUs

The AAP recently updated its recommendations for pediatric intermediate care units for the first time since 2004, providing new guidance for their development and operation.
The guidance was written by a nine-member AAP task force that included experts on hospital care, critical care and surgery. It was published in a policy statement in Pediatrics.
Healio spoke with co-author Nicholas A. Ettinger, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of pediatrics and critical care at Baylor College of Medicine, about the new guidance.
Healio: What are the most notable changes to the guidance for pediatric

The AAP recently updated its recommendations for pediatric intermediate care units for the first time since 2004, providing new guidance for their development and operation.
The guidance was written by a nine-member AAP task force that included experts on hospital care, critical care and surgery. It was published in a policy statement in Pediatrics.
Healio spoke with co-author Nicholas A. Ettinger, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of pediatrics and critical care at Baylor College of Medicine, about the new guidance.
Healio: What are the most notable changes to the guidance for pediatric