Intraoperative Hypotension and AKI after Noncardiac Surgery in Infants and Children

Intraoperative Hypotension and AKI after Noncardiac Surgery in Infants and Children

In distinct contrast to adults, the authors did not find any association between intraoperative hypotension and postoperative renal injury. Avoiding short periods of hypotension should not be the clinician’s primary concern... read more

ECMO in Children Receiving HCT and Immune Effector Cell Therapy

ECMO in Children Receiving HCT and Immune Effector Cell Therapy

Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in children receiving hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and immune effector cell therapy is controversial and evidence-based guidelines have not been established. Remarkable... read more

Loading and Increasing Vancomycin Dose Frequency Not Advantageous for Gram-Positive Sepsis in Infants

Loading and Increasing Vancomycin Dose Frequency Not Advantageous for Gram-Positive Sepsis in Infants

The efficacy of a vancomycin loading dose with more frequent dosing and shorter duration of treatment was comparable to standard dosing regimens for gram-positive sepsis in infants but with heightened risk for impaired hearing,... read more

Continuous RRT in Critically Ill Children

Continuous RRT in Critically Ill Children

The survival rate of patients received continuous renal-replacement therapy (RRT) treatment in our center has improved over past 10 years, and some changes have taken place during these periods. Among them, early initiation... read more

Intubation Practice and Outcomes Among Pediatric Emergency Departments

Intubation Practice and Outcomes Among Pediatric Emergency Departments

While tracheal intubation (TI) characteristics vary between pediatric Emergency Departments and ICUs, outcomes are similar. Shock and limited mouth opening were independently associated with adverse TI events in the Emergency... read more

Endotracheal Intubation vs. Supraglottic Procedure in Pediatric OHCA

Endotracheal Intubation vs. Supraglottic Procedure in Pediatric OHCA

The findings of this large cohort study suggest that endotracheal intubation (ETI) in pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), although performed by trained physicians, is associated with a worse outcome, regardless... read more

Outcomes of Catheter-Related Arterial and Venous Thrombosis After Enoxaparin Therapy in Neonates and Infants With Congenital Heart Disease

Outcomes of Catheter-Related Arterial and Venous Thrombosis After Enoxaparin Therapy in Neonates and Infants With Congenital Heart Disease

A high proportion of vascular catheter-related thrombi identified in infants with congenital heart disease resolve with enoxaparin treatment. In all patients with thrombosis, arterial versus venous thrombosis is associated... read more

Noninvasive Ventilation and Outcomes in Bronchiolitis

Noninvasive Ventilation and Outcomes in Bronchiolitis

In a large cohort of infants at children’s hospitals, noninvasive and invasive ventilation increased significantly from 2010 to 2018. Hospital-level noninvasive ventilation utilization was not associated with a reduction... read more

WHO Issues Guidelines on the Treatment of Children with MIS Associated with COVID-19

WHO Issues Guidelines on the Treatment of Children with MIS Associated with COVID-19

WHO issued updated guidelines on the management of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) in children associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C). MIS-C is a rare but serious condition where children with COVID-19 develop inflammation... read more

Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Children

Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Children

Results identify children at potentially higher risk of severe disease who may benefit from COVID-19 prevention efforts, including vaccination. Rates of severe COVID-19 establish a baseline for monitoring changes in pediatric... read more

Mortality and Clinical Characteristics of MIS-C Associated with COVID-19

Mortality and Clinical Characteristics of MIS-C Associated with COVID-19

The clinical presentation and severity of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C) is widespread and presents a very low mortality rate in high-income countries. This research describes... read more

Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation Contributes to Metabolic Acidosis in Children After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery

Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation Contributes to Metabolic Acidosis in Children After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery

Our data show that metabolic acidosis (increased strong ion gap) is associated with plasma concentration of heparan sulfate, a negatively charged glycosaminoglycan cleaved from the endothelial glycocalyx during cardiopulmonary... read more

Critical Care Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis

Critical Care Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis

This book covers all key aspects of critical care in pediatric nephrology, including acute dialysis in sick children. It also provides detailed protocols for managing fluid and electrolyte balance and dialysis in children... read more

Understanding Brain Injury in Pediatric ECMO

Understanding Brain Injury in Pediatric ECMO

Brain injury is frequent in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients, although the majority of survivors have favorable neurocognitive outcomes. More research is needed in order to understand the etiology of such... read more