title: Merging a PICU and MICU: a debate.
abstract: One of the possible combinations when merging specialty units is combining a pediatric intensive care unit with an adult intensive care unit. The response related to the merging of these specialty units solicits very intense, diverse opinions. The authors address this controversial issue in a debate forum to present both sides of the issue.
authors.affiliation: PICU/MICU, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mavroukakis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Coghill
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smatlak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations