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Background Chloroquine use has increased worldwide recently in the setting of experimental treatment for the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Nevertheless, in case of chloroquine intoxication, it can be life threatening, with cardiac arrest, due to ...
Thomas Ferry +6 more
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Paediatric and neonatal intensive care [PDF]
The major objective of intensive care for infants and children is to provide maximum surveillance and support of organ systems during acute, but reversible, ]ire-threatening illness) In contrast to adult patients, there are fewer children admilted to intensive care unit~ (ICU's) who suffer from either chronic or degenerative organ system disorders ...
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Modern paediatric intensive care became organized in Europe in 1970s. Since that, time medical and technological advances resulted in a significant improvement of the treatment for infants, children and adolescents admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) with a wide range of medical and surgical conditions.
Ulf, Mostad, Sigurd, Fasting
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Background and aims Data on outcome of critically ill children with cirrhosis are scarce. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic accuracy of sequential organs scoring systems in children with cirrhosis admitted to Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU ...
Caroline Claude +11 more
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Use of terlipressin in critically ill children with liver disease
Background Terlipressin, a long-acting synthetic analogue of vasopressin has been used in the adult population for various indications including hepatorenal syndrome (HRS-AKI), esophageal variceal hemorrhage (EVH) and shock, but its use in pediatrics is ...
Romit Saxena, Aravind Anand, Akash Deep
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Background Recent guidelines recommend a cranial ultrasound (CU) in neonates born at
Judith Weise +6 more
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New information on the intensive care applications of new generation ‘high-density data clinical information systems’ (HDDCIS) is increasingly being published in the academic literature.
Juan Ignacio Muñoz-Bonet +6 more
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IMPORTANCE:. Standardized clinical measurements of edema do not exist. OBJECTIVES:. To describe a 19-point clinical edema score (CES), investigate its interobserver agreement, and compare changes between such CES and body weight.
Ben Gelbart, MBBS, FRACP, FCICM +9 more
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Weaning newborn infants from mechanical ventilation
Invasive mechanical ventilation is a life-saving procedure which is largely used in neonatal intensive care units, particularly in very premature newborn infants. However, this essential treatment may increase mortality and cause substantial morbidity,
Paolo Biban +5 more
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