Geographic, Equity and Referral Factors in Intensive Care Unit Admissions and Outcomes in Hanoi, Vietnam

In middle-income countries like Vietnam, tertiary and higher level pediatric care is limited to specific medical centers in urban settings whereas the more widespread primary and secondary facilities lack the skills, tools, and technologies needed to treat severely ill children. Sharp divides in access to medical care and child mortality exist among socioeconomic status classes, geographic regional divisions, and ethnic backgrounds in Vietnam\u0027s pediatric …