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Pediatric intensive care units

Critical Care Medicine, 1993
To describe the structure and organization of pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) in the United States.We directed a mail survey to pediatric ICU medical and nursing directors and hospital quality assurance officers. A total of 201 of 301 hospitals with pediatric ICUs initially responded.
M M, Pollack, T C, Cuerdon, P R, Getson
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Pediatric trauma: Postinjury care in the pediatric intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine, 2002
Traumatic injuries occur in > 20 million children each year and are the leading source of death in children over the age of 1 yr. Mechanisms of injury and subsequent therapies for critically injured children are diverse. This review will focus on resources and management strategies for caring for the severely injured child in the pediatric intensive ...
Jeanette R M, White, Heidi J, Dalton
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Pediatric Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2015
The chronicity of illness that afflicts children in Pediatric Palliative Care and the medical technology that has improved their lifespan and quality of life make prognostication extremely difficult. The uncertainty of prognostication and the available medical technologies make both the neonatal intensive care unit and the pediatric intensive care unit
Kevin, Madden, Joanne, Wolfe, Christopher, Collura   +2 more
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Pediatric Multipurpose Intensive Care Unit

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1974
On page 862 of this issue of theJournal, Bhatt et al report the urgent and complex problems that arise in the management of a child critically ill with rabies. More than three weeks of intensive medical care was required for this patient. Initially, the child was unable to handle oral secretions.
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Establishing a new pediatric intensive care unit

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1993
Pediatric intensive care is a collaborative practice of dedicated personnel, advanced technology and a diverse group of support services. Unit design must focus on current patient needs while envisioning the technological and clinical needs of the future.
S, Driscoll, M, Fleming, P, Khilnani
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Fungal infections in pediatric intensive care units

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2011
Pediatric fungal infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Few adequately powered antifungal trials have been performed in neonates and children. Neonatologists and pediatricians are reliant on adult trials when managing candidemia.
FINCO, GABRIELE, Sanna Daniela, Evangelista Maurizio, Mura Paolo, MUSU, MARIO   +4 more
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Candidemia in a pediatric intensive care unit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2004
To examine the incidence, epidemiology, and clinical characteristics of candidemia in a pediatric intensive care unit.Retrospective cohort study.Pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching and referral hospital in north India.All patients with candidemia from March 1993 to December 1996.Patient-related data were analyzed to study ...
Sunit C, Singhi, Thimmapuram C S, Reddy, Arunloke, Chakrabarti   +2 more
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Palliative Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

AACN Advanced Critical Care
The purposes of this review are to describe differences between palliative care for adult patients and palliative care for pediatric patients, both generally and in the intensive care unit; to highlight ethical considerations for pediatric intensive care unit patients by using illustrative cases; and to examine the impact of these ethical ...
Noreen, Crain, Joy, Miller
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Behavioral Changes in Pediatric Intensive Care Units

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1992
The purposes of this study were to compare the frequency and severity of manifestations of anxiety, depression, delirium, and withdrawal in pediatric patients hospitalized in intensive care unit vs ward settings and to evaluate the impact of preexisting psychopathologic disorders on the expression of these symptoms.Prospective patient series.Tertiary ...
S M, Jones, D H, Fiser, R L, Livingston
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Autopsies and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1994
The pediatric autopsy can provide great benefits to families at a time when their world is falling apart. It can be invaluable in the processing of grief that families endure, helping them to plan their future. Autopsy results not only provide information but may also provide consolation by giving the family the opportunity to discuss the disease ...
D, Riggs, R E, Weibley
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