ANZICS House
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10 Ievers Terrace
Carlton VIC 3053
Australia

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History and structure of the ANZPIC Registry

The Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Intensive Care Registry was established by the ANZICS Paediatric Study Group in 1997 with three aims:

To describe paediatric intensive care practices and outcomes in Australia and New Zealand.
To provide contributing units with efficacy and efficiency reports that compare performance in their units against national and international standards.
To facilitate research in paediatric intensive care

The Paediatric Study Group oversees the strategic development of the Registry. The Registry is located at the Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital and is managed by the Study Group convenor and project officer. There are links with other ANZICS projects through the ANZICS Database Management Committee (ADMC).

In Australia seven PICU's exist in the state capitals. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the Northern Territory (NT) and Tasmania (TAS) do not have designated PICU's. In these regions some children are admitted to Level III Adult ICU's, while other children are transported to specialised PICU's. In Queensland children with cardiac conditions requiring ICU admission are admitted to a combined adult and paediatric cardiac ICU at Prince Charles Hospital. In other states children with cardiac conditions are admitted to specialist PICU's.

In New Zealand the Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland is the tertiary referral centre for paediatrics, including cardiac surgery. There is one specialist PICU at the Starship Children's Hospital. In some regions of New Zealand children are commonly admitted to adult ICU's.

If you would like more information on the ANZPIC Registry please contact the project officer, Lynda Norton at anzpicr@mail.wch.sa.gov.au or c/o PICU, Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, SA, 5006 or Dr Tony Slater at slatera@wch.sa.gov.au