title: International standard of quality in the pediatric intensive care unit: a model for pediatric intensive care units in South America.
authors.affiliation: Hospital São Lucas, Faculdade de Medicina, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006292:Health Priorities; D006295:Health Resources; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007391:International Cooperation; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012015:Reference Standards; D013020:South America