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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
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic value of ferritin for the severity of dengue infection in children

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2019
The study was conducted to evaluate whether the severity of dengue fever can be predicted by serum ferritin level or not. This prospective observational study was conducted during the endemic period of dengue fever in 2019.
Farzana Ahmed, Nargis Ara Begum, Md.  Moshiur Rahman, Md.  Salim Shakur, Shabrina Sharmin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors and incidence of invasive bacterial infection in severe bronchiolitis: the RICOIB prospective study

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Bacterial infection (BI), both community-acquired (CA-BI) and hospital-acquired (HAI), might present as a severe complication in patients with bronchiolitis.
Carmina Guitart, Carme Alejandre, Sara Bobillo-Perez, Monica Girona-Alarcon, Anna Sole-Ribalta, Francisco Jose Cambra, Monica Balaguer, Iolanda Jordan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

The Professional Medical Journal, 2006
Intensive care is predominantly concerned with the managementof patients with acute life threatening conditions in a specialized unit. Children having acute neurological deterioration,respiratory distress, cardiovascular compromise, severe infections and accidental poisonings constitute the majoradmission to a pediatric intensive care unit.
HUMAYUN IQBAL KHAN, NAILA KHALIQ, MUHAMMAD FAHEEM AFZAL   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Bone Mineral Density After Contemporary Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Matched Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in survivors of childhood and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, data from cohorts treated with contemporary protocols and including matched controls remain limited.
Karen Schow Jensen, Mette Tiedemann Skipper, Niels Holtum Birkebæk, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Bente Langdahl, Rikke Beck Jensen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Christian Mølgaard, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Birgitte Klug Albertsen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sepsis in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 2011
The survival rate for children with congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased significantly coincident with improved techniques in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass and myocardial protection, and perioperative care. Cardiopulmonary bypass, likely in combination with ischemia—reperfusion injury, hypothermia, and surgical trauma, elicits
Derek S, Wheeler, Howard E, Jeffries, Jerry J, Zimmerman, Hector R, Wong, Joseph A, Carcillo   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources