Pilot projects |
10.1% |
Some basic oncology |
24.2% |
Established oncology programme with most basic services and a few
state-of-the-art services |
40.4% |
Pediatric oncology programme with all essential services and most
state-of-the-art services |
14.1% |
State-of-the-art services and some highly specialized services (e.g.,
proton beam radiation therapy, MIBG therapy, phase I studies) |
3.0% |
Don’t know |
8.1% |
Dedicated pediatric oncology ward? |
|
No pediatric oncology inpatient ward |
19.2% |
Area of the hospital where children with cancer are admitted when
possible; frequent overflow to other wards; no fixed staff |
14.1% |
Pediatric oncology inpatient ward available to most patients with
limited, fixed staff (e.g., oncology nurse permanently assigned) |
23.2% |
Pediatric oncology inpatient ward separate from inpatient units for
other patients; sufficient beds such that oncology patients rarely
require admission to other wards |
34.3% |
Subspecialised pediatric oncology wards (e.g., transplant,
neuro-oncology, acute myeloid leukaemia) |
8.1% |
Don’t know |
1.0% |
Do children with cancer have access to pediatric intensive care
facilities at your hospital? |
|
Intensive care unit present; limited equipment and personnel with
limited pediatric experience |
38% |
Mechanical ventilators, inotropes, central venous access, dialysis;
personnel with some pediatric experience |
16% |
Pediatric intensive care unit with all necessary equipment and personnel
with pediatric intensive care expertise |
19% |
Advanced cardiopulmonary support available (extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation) |
4% |
No |
21% |
Don’t know |
2.0% |