The initial analysis enabled us to obtain information and feedback about the work of the PPCPCC. We are now able to understand more fully the needs of pediatric palliative care in Costa Rica such as increasing the coverage of pediatric patients who require palliative care, improving our resources, further defining the criteria for admission of patients to a palliative care program, and developing standards for measuring and recording symptoms besides pain.
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