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Outcome of paediatric intensive care survivors [PDF]

European Journal of Pediatrics, 2007
The development of paediatric intensive care has contributed to the improved survival of critically ill children. Physical and psychological sequelae and consequences for quality of life (QoL) in survivors might be significant, as has been determined in adult intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. Awareness of sequelae due to the original illness and its
Knoester, Hendrika, Grootenhuis, Martha A., Bos, Albert P.   +2 more
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Compartment syndrome following a jellyfish sting: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background While the majority of reported cases of jellyfish envenomation are self-limited with few lasting complications, a few can cause life-threatening and debilitating illnesses.
Mohamed Elkafafi, Hussein Hamed, Yaser Ali, Mohamed Elgohary   +3 more
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from children with severe pneumonia in pediatric intensive care unit

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundSevere pneumonia due to lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Noninfectious respiratory syndromes resembling LRTIs can complicate the diagnosis and may also make targeted ...
Caiyan Zhang, Tingyan Liu, Yixue Wang, Weiming Chen, Jing Liu, Jinhao Tao, Zhengzheng Zhang, Xuemei Zhu, Zhenyu Zhang, Meixiu Ming, Mingbang Wang, Mingbang Wang, Guoping Lu, Gangfeng Yan   +13 more
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The different manifestations of COVID-19 in adults and children: a cohort study in an intensive care unit

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has collapsed health systems worldwide. In adults, the virus causes severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), while in children the disease seems to be milder, although ...
Mònica Girona-Alarcon, Sara Bobillo-Perez, Anna Sole-Ribalta, Lluisa Hernandez, Carmina Guitart, Ricardo Suarez, Mònica Balaguer, Francisco-Jose Cambra, Iolanda Jordan, on behalf of the KIDS-Corona study group, Kids Corona Platform   +10 more
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Continuous intra-gastral monitoring of intra-abdominal pressure in critically ill children: a validation study

Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2021
Background In critically ill children, detection of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH > 10 mmHg) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS = IAH + organ dysfunction) is paramount and usually monitored through intra-vesical pressures (IVP) as current ...
T. Kaussen, M. Gutting, F. Lasch, D. Boethig, A. von Gise, J. Dingemann, H. Koeditz, T. Jack, M. Sasse, P. Beerbaum, M. Boehne   +10 more
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Have we got the optimal treatment for refractory Kawasaki disease in very young infants? A case report and literature review

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
A small group of patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) demonstrates resistance to standard therapy, putting them at high risk for an unfavorable prognosis, especially regarding coronary artery aneurysms.
Robert Lersch, Guido Mandilaras, Meike Schrader, Felicitas Anselmino, Nikolaus A. Haas, André Jakob   +5 more
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Efficacy and safety of exogenous surfactant therapy in patients under 12 months of age invasively ventilated for severe bronchiolitis (SURFABRON): protocol for a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, controlled, non-profit trial

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction Some evidence indicates that exogenous surfactant therapy may be effective in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis, even though more confirmatory data are needed.
Marco Binotti, Giulia Genoni, Paolo Biban, Giorgio Conti, Andrea Michele Wolfler, Silvia Carlassara, Eloisa Gitto, Immacolata Rulli, Andrea Moscatelli, Camilla Micalizzi, Fabio Savron, Raffaella Sagredini, Fabio Caramelli, Monica Fae, Andrea Pettenazzo, Valentina Stritoni, Luigia D’Amato, Geremia Zito Marinosci, Edoardo Calderini, Stefano Scalia Catenacci, Alberto Berardi, Francesco Torcetta, Ezio Bonanomi, Daniele Bonacina, Giorgio Ivani, Pierantonio Santuz   +25 more
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Severe and critical SARS‐COV‐2 delta variant infection in infants without underlying medical conditions

Respirology Case Reports, 2022
We report herein a case series of infants, with no comorbidities, who developed a life‐threatening illness due to the SARS‐CoV‐2 Delta variant. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of children, aged under 15 years, admitted to PICU, during the
Aida Borgi, Assaad Louati, Amal Miraoui, Lilia Lahmar, Khaoula Mefteh, Ahmed Hajji, Ahmed Ayari, Asma Bouziri, Khaled Menif, Hanen Smaoui, Nejla Benjaballah   +10 more
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Adverse Events Sustained by Children in The Intensive Care Unit: Guiding local quality improvement

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2018
Objective: To determine the frequency, nature and consequence of adverse events sustained by children admitted to a combined general and cardiac paediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Christopher James, Carmel Delzoppo, James Tibballs, Siva Namachivayam, Warwick Butt   +4 more
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Centre-specific differences in short-term outcomes in neonates with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021
AIMS OF THE STUDY To investigate and compare the centre-specific short-term outcome indicators seizures, arterial hypotension, infection and mortality during therapeutic hypothermia until discharge from the neonatal/paediatric intensive care unit in ...
Beate Grass, Barbara Brotschi, Cornelia Hagmann, André Birkenmaier, Katharina Schwendener, Mark Adams, Michael Kleber   +6 more
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