The main objectives of this project are:
- Perform a national and uniform collection of data related to clinical and demographic characteristics of the population assisted in Portuguese PICUs
- Perform a national and uniform collection of data related to care delivered by these PICUs and evaluate the quality of care delivered by them
- Elaboration of uniform reports for each PICU and for the global population
- Start and consolidate a network for collection of data about PIC
- Become the basis for multicentric studies, national or international