Disclosure of medication error in a pediatric intensive care unit [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency medication error disclosure to the team and to the family in an oncology pediatric patients' intensive care unit. METHODS: This was a descriptive and exploratory study performed between March 1 and May 31, 2008.
Belela, Aline Santa Cruz +2 more
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Objective. To determine the epidemiology and therapeutic management of patients with severe acute bronchiolitis (AB) admitted to paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in Spain. Design. Descriptive, prospective, multicentre study. Setting. Sixteen Spanish PICUs. Patients. Patients with severe AB who required admission to any of the participating PICUs
Jose C. Flores-González +16 more
wiley +1 more source
Gastroesophageal Reflux in Critically Ill Children: A Review
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is very common in children due to immaturity of the antireflux barrier. In critically ill patients there is also a high incidence due to a partial or complete loss of pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter though other factors, such as the use of nasogastric tubes, treatment with adrenergic agonists, bronchodilators ...
Maria José Solana García +6 more
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Valor pronóstico de la espectroscopia cercana al infrarrojo en la encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica
Resumen: Introducción: A pesar del tratamiento con hipotermia, el 40% de los neonatos con encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica fallecen o sufren discapacidad moderada-grave. La espectroscopia cercana al infrarrojo (NIRS) se propone como una herramienta útil
Catarina Oliveira Pereira +7 more
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Prognostic value of near-infrared spectroscopy in hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Introduction: Despite treatment with hypothermia, 40% of newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy die or suffer moderate to severe disability.
Catarina Oliveira Pereira +7 more
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The action of a multidisciplinary team in the nutritional care of critically ill patients [PDF]
Hospitalized patients may have special nutrient requirements imposed by a combination of malnutrition and enhanced utilization of nutrients resulting from the disease process.
Brown RO +28 more
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Septic shock in ICU: Advanced therapeutics, immunoparalysis and genomics. State of the art [PDF]
Indexación: Web of Science; Scielo.En las últimas décadas, se han incorporado nuevos y trascendentes conceptos para el tratamiento avanzado del paciente en shock séptico.
Arriagada S., Daniela +3 more
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Experience with infections in the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Objective: To identify risk factors associated with infectious complications acquired by paediatric patients during extracorporeal life support (ECLS). Patients and methods: Patients under ECLS from January 2011 to December 2014 have been retrospectively
Rosa María Calderón Checa +6 more
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Caracterización del virus sincitial respiratorio en la unidad de cuidados intensivos pediátricos del Hospital Universitario Clínica San Rafael de Bogotá en el periodo de enero 1 a junio 30 de los años 2010 y 2011 [PDF]
Las infecciones respiratorias agudas corresponden la entidad más frecuente de la patología humana, siendo la causa más importante de morbimortalidad y una de las más frecuentes de mortalidad en pediatría, causando más de 1,9 millones de muertes en niños ...
Castro Espitia, Jhohan Paul
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Infecciones durante oxigenación de membrana extracorpórea
Resumen: Objetivo: Identificar factores de riesgo asociados con el desarrollo de infecciones nosocomiales en pacientes pediátricos asistidos con oxigenación por membrana extracorpórea (ECMO).
Rosa María Calderón Checa +6 more
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