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Monitoring Quality of Care Through Linkage of Administrative Data: National Trends in Bloodstream Infection in U.K. PICUs 2003-2012. [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVES Interventions to reduce hospital-acquired bloodstream infection have succeeded in reducing rates in U.S. PICUs, but there is a lack of evidence for the impact of similar interventions in the United Kingdom.
Tibby, Shane M, Muller-Pebody, Berit, Wade, Angie, Parslow, Roger, Mok, Q, Gilbert, R, Muller-Pebody, B, Parslow, R, Harron, Katie, Harron, K, Wade, A, Tibby, SM, Mok, Quen, Gilbert, Ruth   +13 more
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Infant Embryonal CNS Tumors: Molecular Insights and Treatment Considerations for Contemporary Pediatric Neuro‐Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Embryonal tumors comprise the majority of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms diagnosed in children under 3 years of age. Compared with their counterparts in older children, these tumors exhibit distinct molecular biology and a more aggressive clinical phenotype, while their management is complicated by the heightened ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan, Mariah Wright‐Nadkarni, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, Girish Dhall   +3 more
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Update on COVID-19 in the pediatric population at University Hospital of Oran. A retrospective study [PDF]

Batna Journal of Medical Sciences
Introduction. The spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, discovered in China in January 2020, led to a pandemic in Algeria as early as February. Children and adolescents under the age of 18 were much more rarely affected than adults and account ...
Djamila-Djahida BATOUCHE, Zakaria Zoheir ADDOU, Kamel ELHALIMI, Amel BOUGUERRA, Fouzia BOUNOUA, Djilali BATOUCHE, Sid Ahmed BAKRI, Houcine SADDOK, Fatima Zohra LATRECHE, Sara-Halima MOHAMMEDI   +9 more
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Use of Echocardiography in The Intensive Care Unit

, 2012
Echocardiography is a diagnosis and research method that allows us to learn about anatomical and mechanical functions of the heart by using ultrasonic sound waves.
Burak Eşkin, Ahmet Coşar
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Predicting death and readmission after intensive care discharge [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Despite initial recovery from critical illness, many patients deteriorate after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). We examined prospectively collected data in an attempt to identify patients at risk of readmission or death after ...
B.H. Cuthbertson, J.A. Cook, A.J. Campbell, Cuthbertson, BH, Cook, Jonathan Alistair, Adey, Gillian, Campbell, AJ, Cook, JA, Campbell, Alison J., Cuthbertson, Brian, G. Adey, Adey, G   +11 more
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Safety and Effectiveness of a High‐Dose, Tailored Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy Protocol: A Joint Pediatric Hematology and Cardiac ICU Quality Improvement Initiative Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric thromboembolism is increasingly encountered in critical care. Systemic thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) facilitates vessel or valve patency, yet pediatric‐specific protocols remain undefined, and safety concerns persist. Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a tailored, prolonged systemic tPA
Eran Shostak, Oded Gilad, Yael Feinstein, Sigal Nakav, Ofer Schiller, Joanne Yacobovich   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burden, risk factors, and outcomes respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in pediatric intensive care units in Türkiye (RSVP Study 2020-2024)

BMC Pediatrics
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the leading causes of respiratory tract infections in infants and young children requiring a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Yasemin Coban, Gultac Evren, Dincer Yildizdas, Neslihan Zengin, Alkan Bal, Tanıl Kendirli, Merve Havan, Eda Eyduran, Muhterem Duyu, Ayşe Aşık, Nazik Yener, Hatice Elif Kınık Kaya, Muhammed Udurgucu, Eylem Kiral, Gurkan Bozan, Mehmet Arda Kilinc, Nagehan Aslan, Mustafa Colak, Esra Sevketoglu, Seher Erdogan, Hazal Ceren Tugrul, Fatih Akın, Abdullah Akkus, Nihal Akcay, Ilyas Bingol, Oguz Dursun, Nazan Ulgen Tekerek, Alper Koker, Mutlu Uysal Yazıcı, Ebru Azapagasi, Nuri Alacakir, Caglar Odek, Didar Arslan, Faruk Ekinci, Ozden Ozgur Horoz, Ese Eda Turanli, Feyza Incekoy, Nilufer Yalindag Ozturk, Ali Ertug Arslankoylu, Mehmet Alakaya, Merve Misirlioglu, Resul Yilmaz, Ali Korulmaz, Ezgi Ozlem Ozmen, Ener Cagri Dinleyici   +44 more
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Decreased NK cell count is a high-risk factor for convulsion in children with COVID-19

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background The neurological symptoms caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are of increasing concern. Convulsions are among the main neurological manifestations reported in children with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)
Ting Shi, Yuanxi Bian, Jiahui Wu, Xiaohong Li, Jianping Deng, Tao Feng, Linlin Huang, Xiaoxing Kong, Jianmei Tian   +8 more
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Family-Centered Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2013
Patient-centered and family-centered care (PFCC) has been endorsed by many professional health care organizations. Although variably defined, PFCC is an approach to care that is respectful of and responsive to the preferences, needs, and values of individual patients and their families.
Kathleen L, Meert, Jeff, Clark, Susan, Eggly   +2 more
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Inborn Errors of Metabolism in a Tertiary Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

, 2020
Few studies exist describing resources and care of pediatric patients with inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) admitted to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Shchomak, Zakhar, Lipari Pinto, Patrícia, Vieira, Marisa, Lipari, Patrícia, Abecasis, Francisco, Moldovan, Oana, Gaspar, Ana, Janeiro, Patrícia, Boto, Leonor   +8 more
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