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COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: An Iranian Referral Hospital-Based Study

International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2022
Introduction. In late February 2020, after we had informed about the presence of some cases of COVID-19 in Iran and its rapid spread throughout the country, we decided to make the necessary arrangements for patients with critical conditions in Pediatric ...
Masoud Mohammadpour, Seyed Abbas Hassani, Meisam Sharifzadeh, Leila Tahernia, Setareh Mamishi, Bahareh Yaghmaie, Zeinab Najafi, Farzaneh Beirami, Mehrnoush Afsharipour, Maryam Minuyeefar, Mina Dolatzadeh, Neda Pak, Anahita Majmaa, Zahra Zamani, Shima Mahmoudi   +14 more
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A variant of RAG1 gene identified in severe combined immunodeficiency: a case report

BMC Pediatrics, 2023
Background The recombination-activating gene 1 (RAG1) protein is essential for the V (variable)-D (diversity)-J (joining) recombination process. Mutations in RAG1 have been reported to be associated with several types of immune disorders.
Xinping Zhang, Xiayan Kang, Meiyu Yang, Zili Cai, Yulei Song, Xiong Zhou, Jianshe Cao, Chengjuan Wang, Kang Huang, Yani Peng, Jie He, Zhenghui Xiao   +11 more
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Continuous Blood purification on Influenza-Associated Neurological Disease in children: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Due to lack of proven therapies, we evaluated the effect of CBP on Influenza-Associated Neurological Disease in children. Methods A single-center, retrospective, cohort study was conducted in Luoyang, Henan province, China from January 2018 to
Jingwen Ni, Kenan Fang, Zhe Zhao, Zhiyuan Wang, Qian Huang, Lele Li, Guiying Yang, Huizi Guo, Xiaoyang Hong, Shujun Li   +9 more
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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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Hypertension in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, 2015
Hypertension in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is common and it contributes to the overall morbidity and mortality. Patients may present with hypertensive emergencies or hypertension can manifest itself later in PICU course. Although hypertension can be seen in most patients during hospitalization, patients with some specific diseases and ...
Gokhan, Olgun, Eunice, John
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Ultrasonography has been widely used in medicine for decades but often by specific users such as cardiologists, obstetricians, and radiologists. In the last several years, the use of this imaging modality has moved to the bedside, with clinicians performing and interpreting focused point of care ultrasonography to aid in immediate assessment and ...
Luke Burton, Vidit Bhargava, Michele Kong   +2 more
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From hypotonic maintenance fluid to severe hyponatremia: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background The principles for maintenance intravenous fluid prescription in children were developed in the 1950s. These guidelines based on the use of hypotonic solutions have been challenged regularly for they seem to be associated with an increased ...
M. Denis, A. Di Giacomo, E. Lacotte, F. Porcheret, N. Letouzé, B. Lauzier, I. Goyer, D. Brossier   +7 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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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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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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