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Analyses of pathological cranial ultrasound findings in neonates that fall outside recent indication guidelines: results of a population-based birth cohort: survey of neonates in Pommerania (SNiP-study)

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Recent guidelines recommend a cranial ultrasound (CU) in neonates born at
Judith Weise, Matthias Heckmann, Hagen Bahlmann, Till Ittermann, Heike Allenberg, Grzegorz Domanski, Anja Erika Lange   +6 more
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A Clinical Score for Quantifying Edema in Mechanically Ventilated Children With Congenital Heart Disease in Intensive Care

Critical Care Explorations, 2023
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, Sudeep Kumar Kapalavai, MBBS, MD, FNB, Vanessa Marchesini, MD, Jeffrey Presneill, MBBS(Hons), PhD, MBiostat, PGDipEcho, FRACP, FCICM, Andrea Veysey, RN, GDipNP(PaedCritCare), Alyssa Serratore, RN, GDipNP(PaedCritCare), MAdvNursPrac, Jessica Appleyard, RN BNSc(Hons), GDipNP(PaedCritCare), MAdvNursPrac, Rinaldo Bellomo, MD, FRACP, FCICM, Warwick Butt, MBBS, FRACP, FCICM, FELSO, Trevor Duke, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, FCICM   +9 more
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Weaning newborn infants from mechanical ventilation

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2013
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, Marcella Gaffuri, Stefania Spaggiari, Davide Silvagni, Federico Zaglia, Pierantonio Santuz   +5 more
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Exploring the clinical relevance of vital signs statistical calculations from a new-generation clinical information system

Scientific Reports, 2023
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, Vicente Posadas-Blázquez, Laura González-Galindo, Julia Sánchez-Zahonero, José Luis Vázquez-Martínez, Andrés Castillo, Juan Brines   +6 more
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Near-infrared spectroscopy after high-risk congenital heart surgery in the paediatric intensive care unit [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: To establish whether the use of near-infrared spectroscopy is potentially beneficial in high-risk cardiac infants in United Kingdom paediatric intensive care units. Design: A prospective observational pilot study.
Hovarth, Lyvonne N. Tume, MacLeod, Meastiz, Philip Arnold, Plowman   +5 more
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Defining benefit threshold for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children with sepsis—a binational multicenter cohort study

Critical Care, 2019
Background The surviving sepsis campaign recommends consideration for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in refractory septic shock. We aimed to define the benefit threshold of ECMO in pediatric septic shock.
Luregn J. Schlapbach, Roberto Chiletti, Lahn Straney, Marino Festa, Daniel Alexander, Warwick Butt, Graeme MacLaren, on behalf of the Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Centre for Outcomes & Resource Evaluation (CORE) and the Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Paediatric Study Group   +7 more
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RACHS‐ANZ: A Modified Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery Model for Outcome Surveillance in Australia and New Zealand

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2019
Background Outcomes for pediatric cardiac surgery are commonly reported from international databases compiled from voluntary data submissions. Surgical outcomes for all children in a country or region are less commonly reported.
Brent McSharry, Lahn Straney, Janet Alexander, Tom Gentles, David Winlaw, John Beca, Johnny Millar, Frank Shann, Barry Wilkins, Andrew Numa, Christian Stocker, Simon Erickson, Anthony Slater   +12 more
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ACCCN Workforce Standards for Intensive Care Nursing: Systematic and evidence review, development, and appraisal [PDF]

, 2017
Background: The intensive care nursing workforce plays an essential role in the achievement of positive healthcare outcomes. A growing body of evidence indicates that inadequate nurse staffing and poor skill mix are associated with negative outcomes for ...
Chamberlain, Diane, Fulbrook, Paul, Pollock, Wendy   +2 more
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Early high flow nasal cannula therapy in bronchiolitis, a prospective randomised control trial (protocol): A Paediatric Acute Respiratory Intervention Study (PARIS) [PDF]

, 2015
Background Bronchiolitis imposes the largest health care burden on non-elective paediatric hospital admissions worldwide, with up to 15 % of cases requiring admission to intensive care.
Andreas Schibler, Donna Franklin, Ed Oakley, Franz E. Babl, Jennifer A. Whitty, Jeremy S. Furyk, Jocelyn Neutze, John Fraser, Kam Sinn, Kristen Gibbons, Luregn J. Schlapbach, null null, Simon S. Craig, Stuart Dalziel   +13 more
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Procalcitonin and lung ultrasound algorithm to diagnose severe pneumonia in critical paediatric patients (PROLUSP study). A randomised clinical trial

Respiratory Research, 2020
Background Lung ultrasound (LUS) in combination with a biomarker has not yet been studied. We propose a clinical trial where the primary aims are: 1. To assess whether an algorithm with LUS and procalcitonin (PCT) may be useful for diagnosing bacterial ...
Javier Rodríguez-Fanjul, Carmina Guitart, Sara Bobillo-Perez, Mònica Balaguer, Iolanda Jordan   +4 more
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