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Palliative Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
AACN Advanced Critical CareThe purposes of this review are to describe differences between palliative care for adult patients and palliative care for pediatric patients, both generally and in the intensive care unit; to highlight ethical considerations for pediatric intensive care unit patients by using illustrative cases; and to examine the impact of these ethical ...
Noreen, Crain, Joy, Miller
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Review of delirium in the pediatric intensive care unit [PDF]
Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, 2015 Delirium is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome reflecting serious cerebral dysfunction. The characteristic core symptoms of delirium include the inability to direct, focus, sustain, and shift attention; abnormalities of the sleep-wake cycle; impaired consciousness and awareness; disturbance of thought processes; and behavioral dyscontrol.
Susan, Turkel +3 more
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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2007
The measurement of quality and patient safety continues to gain increasing importance, as these measures are used for both healthcare improvement and accountability. Pediatric care, particularly that provided in pediatric intensive care units, is sufficiently different from adult care that specific metrics are required.
Matthew C, Scanlon +2 more
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The measurement of quality and patient safety continues to gain increasing importance, as these measures are used for both healthcare improvement and accountability. Pediatric care, particularly that provided in pediatric intensive care units, is sufficiently different from adult care that specific metrics are required.
Matthew C, Scanlon +2 more
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Establishing a new pediatric intensive care unit
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1993Pediatric intensive care is a collaborative practice of dedicated personnel, advanced technology and a diverse group of support services. Unit design must focus on current patient needs while envisioning the technological and clinical needs of the future.
S, Driscoll, M, Fleming, P, Khilnani
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Fungal infections in pediatric intensive care units
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2011Pediatric fungal infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Few adequately powered antifungal trials have been performed in neonates and children. Neonatologists and pediatricians are reliant on adult trials when managing candidemia.
FINCO, GABRIELE +4 more
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Malignant Pertussis in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 2010Infantile malignant pertussis is characterized by severe respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, leukocytosis, and death. Bordetella pertussis is a vaccine-preventable disease that is becoming a much more globally prevalent condition contributing to more and more infant deaths each year.
Sarah L, Kundrat +2 more
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Family-Centered Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North AmericaFamily-centered care (FCC) promotes participation of families in the care of patients, particularly in the pediatric environment. Pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are the perfect environment for FCC, nurturing collaborative relationships between families and health care providers.
Elizabeth A, Olafson +2 more
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Transfusion in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
New England Journal of Medicine, 2007Niamh P, Conlon, Donal, Ryan
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Oncological Emergencies in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care, 2005The overall 5-year survival rate of children with cancer has now reached 77%, an increase of about 45% in the past 25 years. Newer therapies, including hematopoietic cell transplantation and cutting edge chemotherapeutics evolving in the form of molecular and biological cell targeted agents, are being researched and developed and are responsible for ...
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Sleep in the pediatric intensive care unit
Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2014Wei, Hu, Suresh, Kotagal
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