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Fluid bolus therapy in pediatric sepsis: a narrative review

European Journal of Medical Research, 2022
Leading cause of death in children under five, pediatric sepsis remains a significant global health threat. The 2020 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines revised the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children.
Julian San Geroteo, Michaël Levy, Julien Gotchac, Olivier Brissaud, Stéphane Dauger   +4 more
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Transfusion strategies for patients in pediatric intensive care units [PDF]

, 2007
Background: The optimal hemoglobin threshold for erythrocyte transfusions in critically ill children is unknown. We hypothesized that a restrictive transfusion strategy of using packed red cells that were leukocyte-reduced before storage would be as safe
Gauvin, France, Meert, Kathleen, Lacroix, J, Hume, HA, Lacroix, Jacques, Hutchinson, James S., Toledano, BJ, Peters, Mark J, Joffe, Ari, Collet, Jean-Paul, Gauvin, F, Ducruet, T, Hurne, Heather A., Robillard, P, Biarent, Dominique, Peters, MJ, Hutchison, JS, Toledano, Baruch J., Hebert, PC, Joffe, A, Biarent, D, Ducruet, Thierry, Collet, J-P, Meert, K, Tucci, Marisa, Robillard, Pierre, Hebert, Paul C., Tucci, M   +27 more
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Effectiveness of steroids versus placebo in preventing upper airway obstruction after extubation in critically ill children: rationale and design of a multicentric, double-blind, randomized study

Trials, 2020
Background Post-extubation upper airway obstruction (UAO) is a frequent complication causing stridor and respiratory distress, which occasionally require reintubation, thereby increasing morbidity and mortality rates.
Gema Manrique, Laura Butragueño-Laiseca, Rafael González, Corsino Rey, Zuriñe Martínez de Compañon, Javier Gil, Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez, Cecilia Martínez, Silvia Manrique, Jesús López-Herce   +9 more
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit admission criteria for haemato-oncological patients: a basis for clinical guidelines implementation [PDF]

, 2011
Recent advances in supportive care and progress in the development and use of chemotherapy have considerably improved the prognosis of many children with malignancy, thus the need for intensive care admission and management is increasing, reaching about ...
Locatelli, Franco, Piastra, Marco
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A randomized trial of hyperglycemic control in pediatric intensive care. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Whether an insulin infusion should be used for tight control of hyperglycemia in critically ill children remains unclear. METHODS: We randomly assigned children (≤16 years of age) who were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU ...
Allen, Elizabeth, Grieve, Richard, Morris, Kevin, Sadique, Zia, Parslow, Roger, Elbourne, Diana, CHiP Investigators, Macrae, Duncan, Pappachan, John, Tasker, Robert C   +9 more
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Respiratory mechanics in infants with severe bronchiolitis on controlled mechanical ventilation

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017
Background Analysis of respiratory mechanics during mechanical ventilation (MV) is able to estimate resistive, elastic and inertial components of the working pressure of the respiratory system.
Pablo Cruces, Sebastián González-Dambrauskas, Julio Quilodrán, Jorge Valenzuela, Javier Martínez, Natalia Rivero, Pablo Arias, Franco Díaz   +7 more
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Tropheryma whipplei-induced plastic bronchitis in children: a case report

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
This article reports a case of a 7-year-old child with severe pneumonia whose chest CT showed pulmonary consolidation, and bronchoscopy revealed plastic bronchitis.
Xuefeng Jin, Caiyun Zhang, Chao Chen, Xiaoning Wang, Jing Dong, Yuanyuan He, Peng Zhang   +6 more
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Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure in children

Pediatric Reports, 2012
The aim of this paper is to assess the clinical efficacy of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in avoiding endotracheal intubation (ETI), to demonstrate clinical and gasometric improvement and to identify predictive risk factors associated with NIV failure ...
Clara Abadesso, Pedro Nunes, Catarina Silvestre, Ester Matias, Helena Loureiro, Helena Almeida   +5 more
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Life-threatening complications of streptococcal sepsis: a PICU contemporary series

Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2021
Background Life-threatening streptococcal sepsis nowadays represents an uncommon event in previously healthy infants and children. Critically ill patients suffering from severe streptococcal sepsis complications may present with pre-antibiotic era ...
M. Piastra, V. Ferrari, E. Picconi, T. C. Morena, L. Pezza, G. De Rosa, M. C. Fedele, O. Genovese, R. Onesimo, A. Tempera, P. Valentini, D. Buonsenso, F. Visconti, G. Zito, C. Benassi, G. Conti   +15 more
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Fulfillment status of hypertriglyceridemia and hypofibrinogenemia in children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and risks of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and early mortality

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2022
Background Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening disorder. How to stratify high risk patients is one of the current challenges for the treatment of HLH. HLH patients usually fulfill multiple but not all eight diagnostic criteria.
Xun Li, Haipeng Yan, Ting Luo, Zhenghui Xiao, Ling Gong, Jiaotian Huang, Xinping Zhang, Mincui Zheng, Zhenya Yao, Ping Zang, Desheng Zhu, Xiulan Lu   +11 more
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