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Infections in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1987All infections occurring in a busy pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) from 1982 to 1984 were characterized by site, bacteriology, acquisition status, and outcome. Standard Centers for Disease Control criteria were employed. Nine hundred sixty-five patients were admitted to the PICU. Mortality was 3.4%.
R B, Brown +4 more
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Hyperglycemia in the pediatric intensive care unit
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 2007Studies on critically ill adults demonstrate the benefits of glycemic control. There is a paucity of data, however, in pediatric intensive care settings. This review summarizes sentinel papers in the adult literature, outlines mechanisms by which hyperglycemia mediates its effects in the critically ill, highlighting those described in pediatrics, and ...
Genna W, Klein +2 more
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Education in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2022This article addresses the latest data and ideas related to education in the pediatric intensive care unit, including traditional education methods with newer and technology-based methods. A review of adult learning theory is included with discussions regarding medical decision making and error prevention, bedside teaching, medical simulation, and ...
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The High-Reliability Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2013In health care, reliability is the measurable capability of a process, procedure, or health service to perform its intended function in the required time under actual or existing conditions (as opposed to the ideal circumstances under which they are often studied).
Matthew F, Niedner +2 more
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Telemedicine in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2013Telemedicine technologies involve real-time, live, interactive video and audio communication and allow pediatric critical care physicians to have a virtual presence at the bedside of any critically ill child. Telemedicine use is increasing and will be a common technology in remote emergency departments, inpatient wards, and pediatric intensive care ...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pediatric intensive care units
Critical Care Medicine, 1997To determine the effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU).A nonconcurrent cohort study of consecutive admissions.Thirty-two pediatric ICUs.Consecutive admissions to 32 pediatric ICUs.None.Pediatric ICU patients were followed for the occurrence of a cardiopulmonary arrest (external cardiac massage ...
A D, Slonim +3 more
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Invasive candidiasis in pediatric intensive care units
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2009Candidemia and disseminated candidiasis are major causes of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients especially in the intensive care units (ICU). The incidence of invasive candidasis is on a steady rise because of increasing use of multiple antibiotics and invasive procedures carried out in the ICUs. Worldwide there is a shifting trend from C.
Sunit, Singhi, Akash, Deep
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The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Business Model
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2013All pediatric intensivists need a primer on ICU finance. The author describes potential alternate revenue sources for the division. Differentiating units by size or academic affiliation, the author describes drivers of expense. Strategies to manage the bottom line including negotiations for hospital services are covered.
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Transfusion in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
New England Journal of Medicine, 2007Niamh P, Conlon, Donal, Ryan
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