| What type of dedicated paediatric oncology programme does your hospital have? |
|
| 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% |
| Paediatric oncology programme with all essential services and most state-of-the-art services |
14.1% |
| State-of-the-art services and some highly specialised services (e.g., proton beam radiation therapy, MIBG therapy, phase I studies) |
3.0% |
| Don’t know |
8.1% |
| Dedicated paediatric oncology ward? |
|
| No paediatric 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% |
| Paediatric oncology inpatient ward available to most patients with limited, fixed staff (e.g., oncology nurse permanently assigned) |
23.2% |
| Paediatric 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 paediatric oncology wards (e.g., transplant, neuro-oncology, acute myeloid leukaemia) |
8.1% |
| Don’t know |
1.0% |
| Do children with cancer have access to paediatric intensive care facilities at your hospital? |
|
| ICU present; limited equipment and personnel with limited paediatric experience |
38% |
| Mechanical ventilators, inotropes, central venous access, dialysis; personnel with some paediatric experience |
16% |
| Paediatric ICU with all necessary equipment and personnel with paediatric intensive care expertise |
19% |
| Advanced cardiopulmonary support available (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) |
4% |
| No |
21% |
| Don’t know |
2.0% |
