Tag: pediatrics
A New Risk Assessment Model for Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Children
Using the multicenter Children’s Hospital-Acquired Thrombosis registry, we identified five independent risk factors for hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism in critically ill children, deriving a new hospital-acquired... read more
Predicting Outcomes in Pediatric Trauma Patients Using rSI Multiplied by GCS
Reverse shock index multiplied by Glasgow Coma Scale outperformed SI and shock index pediatric age-adjusted (SIPA) in the early identification of traumatically injured children at risk for early interventions, such as blood... read more
Hypothermia and Health-related Quality of Life Among Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Survivors
Out-of-hospital or in-hospital cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia was associated with higher health-related quality of life scores despite having association with higher lactate and lower pH after resuscitation.... read more
Energy Transmission in Mechanically Ventilated Children
Mechanical energy (ME) better related to underlying lung pathology and patient outcome than MP. The delivery of generated energy to the lung was not dependent on endotracheal tube diameter (ETT) size during PC ventilation.... read more
Pediatric Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review
This is the first comprehensive study guide covering all aspects of pediatric critical care medicine. It fills a void that exists in learning resources currently available to pediatric critical care practitioners. The major... read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
