TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Participating Centers
| Characteristic | No. of centers (%) |
|---|---|
| Country, by World Bank income level | |
| LMICs | |
| Bolivia | 1 (2.8) |
| El Salvador | 1 (2.8) |
| Haiti | 1 (2.8) |
| Nicaragua | 1 (2.8) |
| UMICs | |
| Argentina | 2 (5.6) |
| Brazil | 1 (2.8) |
| Colombia | 1 (2.8) |
| Costa Rica | 1 (2.8) |
| Dominican Republic | 2 (5.6) |
| Ecuador | 3 (8.3) |
| Mexico | 17 (47.2) |
| Panama | 2 (5.6) |
| Peru | 3 (8.3) |
| Hospital type | |
| Pediatric multidisciplinary | 16 (44.4) |
| General, adult and pediatric | 11 (30.6) |
| Oncology, adult and pediatric | 6 (16.7) |
| Women's and children’s | 3 (8.3) |
| Financing | |
| Public | 26 (72.2) |
| Public/private | 6 (16.7) |
| Private | 4 (11.1) |
| Separate PHO unit | |
| Yes | 4 (11.1) |
| No | 32 (88.9) |
| Type of ICU | |
| Pediatric | 31 (86.6) |
| Adult | 3 (8.3) |
| None | 2 (5.6) |
| Ward nursing ratio: Nurse/no. of ward patients | |
| 1 nurse/3–4 patients | 10 (27.8) |
| 1 nurse/5–6 patients | 13 (36.1) |
| 1 nurse/7–8 patients | 7 (19.4) |
| 1 nurse/>8 patients/maximum 18 patients | 6 (16.7) |
| Annual no. of new PHO diagnoses: Median [range] | 85 [19–800] |
Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; LMICs, low‐middle income countries; PHO, pediatric hematology/oncology; UMICs, upper‐middle income countries.