Pediatric Section Task Force on Admission and Discharge Criteria, Society of Critical Care Medicine In Conjunction with the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the Committee on Hospital Care of the American Academy of Pediatrics*.
*See appendix for Task Force and Committee members.
These guidelines have been developed by the American College of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and thereafter reviewed by the Council of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. The opinions expressed herein reflect the official opinion of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and should not be construed to reflect the views of the specialty boards or any other professional organization.
Editor's Note: As with previous guidelines published in this journal, these guidelines have not undergone traditional peer review. See Crit Care Med 1991; 19:137 and 1992; 21:447.
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