Oncology outcomes in PICU: trends and future research

Professor Jonathan Round, Professor of Practice in Clinical Education and Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, provides insights into long-term trends in oncology admissions to paediatric intensive care. He describes the METRO research group's use of PICANet data to explore changes in mortality, admission numbers and illness severity. The interview considers how these trends should be interpreted, including the possible contribution of changing admission thresholds and patient selection. Professor Round also discusses questions that remain about this patient group and introduces plans for the Care PICU study, which aims to examine pathways into intensive care and subsequent outcomes in greater detail.

This interview took place at the PCCS Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 in London.