Do pediatric critical care training programs have a positive effect on pediatric intensive care mortality?
Pediatric ICUs with critical care fellowship programs are generally associated with better risk-adjusted mortality rates than pediatric ICUs without such fellowship training programs. The cause for this effect requires a more in-depth study. The presence or absence of such training programs does not guarantee superior or inferior performance.
These data underline the important role of the proteolytic activity of Der p 1 in driving the allergic response in the lungs.