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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
doaj   +1 more source

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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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
doaj   +1 more source

Glycaemic profile of children undergoing anaesthesia (GLYCANA) at Mercy James Centre in Malawi: an observational study

BMC Anesthesiology, 2023
Background Hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia may develop during anaesthesia and surgery in children and can lead to severe adverse clinical outcomes.
Furaha Nzanzu Blaise Pascal, Singatiya Stella Chikumbanje, Rachel Mbweza, Andrew Kumitawa, Tiyamike Kapalamula, Emma Thomson, Eric Borgstein, Gregor Pollach, Felix Namboya   +8 more
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Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population‐Based Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common pediatric ocular cancer, yet population‐based data on survival and risk factors remain limited. This study aimed to describe survival in a large national RB cohort and identify predictors of death and complications.
Samuel Sassine, Ofélie Trudeau‐Ferrin, Caroline Laverdière, Patrick Hamel, Rosanne Superstein, Bénédicte Koukoui, Carole Provost, Paul C. Nathan, Vijay Ramaswamy, Furqan Shaikh, Brenda Gallie, Ashwin Mallipatna, Stephanie Kletke, Helen Dimaras, Hallie Coltin   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hypocalcaemia in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2003
Data on the incidence of hypocalcaemia in critically ill children admitted to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is scarce, especially from developing countries. We have studied serum calcium in a prospective cohort of 100 children (68 boys, 32 girls), admitted consecutively to a PICU of a tertiary-care teaching hospital and correlated it with the
Sunit C, Singhi, Jagjeet, Singh, Rajendra, Prasad   +2 more
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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uncommon Cause of Psychotic Behavior in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report

Case Reports in Medicine, 2012
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors encephalitis (ANMDARE) is a well-defined, life threatening, but treatable disorder that often occurs as a paraneoplastic manifestation of ovarian teratomas in adult women.
Willemina K. Van Putten, Said Hachimi-Idrissi, Anna Jansen, Viola Van Gorp, Luc Huyghens   +4 more
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Intravitreal GD2‐Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‐Cell Therapy for Refractory Retinoblastoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Effective treatments for advanced, treatment‐resistant retinoblastoma (RB) remain limited. GD2‐specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells show potent antitumor activity with minimal toxicity but have not previously been evaluated in RB.
Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul, Jatuporn Sujjitjoon, Pa‐thai Yenchitsomanus, Kridtin Jarutatsanangkoon, Ng Wei Loon, Kleebsabai Sanpakit, Jassada Buaboonnam, Chayamon Takpradit, Pornpimon Yuti, Nunghathai Sawasdee, Piriya Luangwattananun, Siripakorn Sangkitporn, Arnan Limmahachai, La‐ongsri Atchaneeyasakul   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paediatric intensive care [PDF]

British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1999
N R, Bennett, C, Stack
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